| 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 |
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]
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
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- Bailee Madison (born 1999), American actress
- Cole Madison (born 1994), American football player
- Dolley Madison (1768–1849), wife of James Madison
- George Madison (1763–1816), Governor of Kentucky
- Guy Madison (1922–1996), American actor
- Helene Madison (1913–1970), American competition swimmer
- Holly Madison (born 1979), American model
- James Madison (bishop) (1749–1812), first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, cousin of James Madison
- James G. Madison, known as the Mad Hatter (born 1956/57), convicted bank robber in New Jersey
- James Jonas Madison (1884–1922), U.S. Navy commander
- James Madison Sr. (1723–1801), father of James Madison
- James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States
- Joe Madison (born 1949), a political activist
- Keith Madison, American college baseball coach
- Lucy Foster Madison (1865–1932), American novelist
- Martha Madison (born 1977), American actress
- Michael Madison (born 1977), American serial killer
- Piper Madison (born 2002), American singer
- Robert P. Madison (born 1923), American architect
- Sam Madison (born 1974), American football player
- Talia Madison, an alternate ring name of American professional wrestler Jamie Szantyr (born 1981), best known as Velvet Sky
- Tianna Madison (born 1985), American athlete
Given name
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Major League Baseball player, Madison Bumgarner, pitching at Petco Park in 2013
Male
- George Madison Adams (1837–1920), U.S. representative from Kentucky
- Frederick Madison Allen (1879–1964), doctor
- Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957), novelist
- Madison Bumgarner (born 1989), Major League Baseball pitcher
- James Madison Carpenter (1888–1983), Methodist minister, scholar
- Madison Cooper (1894–1956), American businessman
- Clarence Madison Dally (1865–1904), American glassblower
- James Madison DeWolf (1843–1876), surgeon
- Madison Grant (1865–1937), lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist
- Madison Hedgecock (born 1981), American football player
- Madison Hemings (1805–1877), son of Thomas Jefferson's slave/mistress Sally Hemings
- James Madison Hughes (1809–1861), U.S. representative from Missouri
- Madison Hughes (born 1992), American rugby player
- Madison Jones (1925–2012), author
- Omer Madison Kem (1855–1942), Nebraska Populist politician
- James Madison Leach (1815–1891), U.S. representative from North Carolina
- Madison Marye (1925–2016), American politician
- James Madison Morton, Jr. (1869–1940), American federal judge
- James Madison Pendleton (1811–1891), Baptist preacher, educator, and theologian
- Madison S. Perry (1814–1865), fourth governor of Florida
- James Madison Porter (1793–1862), United States Secretary of War
- Frederick Madison Roberts (1879–1952), mortician
- James Madison Robertson (died 1891), artillery officer in the United States Army
- Frederick Madison Smith (1874–1946), American religious leader and author
- Madison Washington (circa 19th century), instigator of slave revolt
- James Madison Wells (1808–1899), governor of Louisiana
- William Madison Whittington (1878–1962), Democratic politician from Mississippi
- William Madison Wood (1858–1926), mill owner
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
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American singer, Madison Beer, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
- Madison
- Madison Bailey (born 1999), American actress
- Madison Beer (born 1999), American singer
- Madison Brengle (born 1990), American tennis player
- Madison Browne (born 1988), Australian international netball player
- Madison Cross (born 1992), daughter of Christopher Cross
- Madison Davenport (born 1996), American actress and singer
- Madison De La Garza (born 2001), American actress and younger sister of Demi Lovato
- Madison Hubbell (born 1991), American ice dancer
- Madison Iseman (born 1997), American actress
- Madison Keys (born 1995), American tennis player
- Madison Kocian (born 1997), American Olympic gymnast
- Madison Lintz (born 1999), American actress
- Madison McReynolds (born 1993), American actress
- J. Madison Wright Morris (1984–2006), American actress
- Madison Nguyen (born 1975), American politician
- Madison Pettis (born 1998), American actress
- Madison Prespakis (born 2000), Australian Rules footballer
- Madison Rayne (born 1986), American professional wrestler
- Madison Young (born 1980), American pornographic actress, stage name
- Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), American dancer
- Madisyn
- Madisyn Shipman (born 2002), American actress
Fictional characters
- Film
- Madison, the mermaid in the film Splash and its sequel Splash, Too
- 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.
See also
- Maddison, a surname and given name
References
- ^ "How a 'Splash' Joke Lead to the 'Madison' Baby Name Boom". Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ a b c "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration.