Spellings

Madison or Madisson?

In the US in 2025, 72% of babies in this name family were spelled Madison and 14% Madisson. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Madison already led in 2015, with 83% of the family's births; it has 72% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 12,204 to 6,853 births (−44%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Madison10,1074,945−51%
Madisson27958×36
Maddison1,054703−33%
Madisyn676168−75%
Madyson34079−77%

How they sound

  • Madison /ˈmædɪsən/ (MAD-ih-sun)
  • Madisson /ˈmædɪsən/ (MAD-ih-sun)
  • Maddison /ˈmædɪsən/ (MAD-ih-sun)
  • Madisyn /ˈmædɪsɪn/ (MAD-ih-sin)
  • Madyson /ˈmædɪsən/ (MAD-ih-sun)

In France

In France in 2025: Madison 30 births, Madisson 5 births and Madyson 10 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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