Spellings

Addison or Addyson?

In the US in 2025, 90% of babies in this name family were spelled Addison and 5% Addyson. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Addison90% of the family2,971 born in 2025#84 among girls−56% since 2015Addyson5% of the family154 born in 2025#1,413 among girls−78% since 2015Addisyn4% of the family147 born in 2025#1,458 among girls−72% since 2015Adyson<1% of the family13 born in 2025#7,885 among girls−90% since 2015

Ten years ago

Addison already led in 2015, with 83% of the family's births; it has 90% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 8,096 to 3,285 births (−59%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Addison6,7352,971−56%
Addyson712154−78%
Addisyn520147−72%
Adyson12913−90%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈædɪsən/ (AD-ih-sun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Addison 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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