Madison (name)

Madison is a surname of English origin that has become a popular given name in the United States. Madison, also spelled Maddison, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning son of Matthew, where Maddy is a pet form of Maud. Madison is also used as a given name. As a name, it has become popular for girls in recent decades. Its rise is generally attributed to the 1984 release of the film Splash.[1] From a practically non-existent given name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second-most-popular name given to baby girls in the US in 2001.[2] It was ranked seventh in popularity in 2009.[2]

Madison
Pronunciation/ˈmædɪsən/
Origin
Meaning"son of Matthew" or
"son of Maude"
Region of origin England
Other names
Variant form(s)Maddison, Madisyn, Matheson, Mathieson, Mathison, Matthew
Pet form(s)Mad, Maddy, Maddie

As a masculine given name, Madison can be found within the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States up until about 1952. Madison returned to the top 1,000 ranked names for boys in 1987, remaining there through 1999, and it also was the 858th-most-common name for boys in 2004, but it remains uncommon as a masculine given name.[2]

Surname
Portrait of 4th U.S. President, James Madison, by John Vanderlyn. Oil on canvas, 1816.

Given name
Major League Baseball player, Madison Bumgarner, pitching at Petco Park in 2013

Male

Fictional
  • Madison Jeffries, comic book character in Alpha Flight
  • Madison "Mad" Twatter, minor character, played by Stephen Walters in British drama television series Skins

Female
American singer, Madison Beer, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Madison
Madisyn

Fictional characters
Film
Television
  • Madison Clark, former high school guidance counselor and main protagonist portrayed by Kim Dickens in Fear The Walking Dead
  • Madison Duarte, cheerleader portrayed by Valery Ortiz in South of Nowhere
  • Madison James, businesswoman portrayed by Sarah Joy Brown in Days of Our Lives
  • Madison McCarthy, cheerleader portrayed by Laura Dreyfuss on Glee
  • Madison Montgomery, actress and witch portrayed by Emma Roberts in American Horror Story: Coven
  • Madison Rocca, the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Mystic Force
  • Madison Rooney, high school student and one of two main protagonists and title characters jointly portrayed by Dove Cameron in Liv and Maddie
  • Madison Sinclair, student portrayed by Amanda Noret in Veronica Mars
  • Madison Taylor, a protagonist and costume designer portrayed by Maggie Blue O'Hara in the Cardcaptor Sakura English dub
Video games
  • Madison Paige, photographer, journalist and protagonist primarily portrayed by Judi Breecher in Heavy Rain.
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See also

References
  1. "How a 'Splash' Joke Lead to the 'Madison' Baby Name Boom". Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  2. "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration.
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