Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Madison

#85 most common girls' name of all time · #165 across all names · 2% boys / 98% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#85
Rank overall
#165 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
427,675
Since 2016
63,126
Peak year
2001 #2
Best rank
#2 2001
Girls Boys peak 22,292/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Madison is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 4,945 18 4,963 #40
2024 4,581 36 4,617 #45
2023 5,179 26 5,205 #37
2022 5,507 29 5,536 #34
2021 5,964 36 6,000 #29
2020 6,253 28 6,281 #23
2019 6,304 33 6,337 #26
2018 7,103 37 7,140 #22
2017 7,910 38 7,948 #17
2016 9,057 42 9,099 #15
2015 10,107 75 10,182 #11
2014 10,333 40 10,373 #9
2013 10,605 40 10,645 #9
2012 11,417 31 11,448 #9
2011 12,406 49 12,455 #8
2010 13,196 34 13,230 #8
2009 15,257 56 15,313 #7
2008 17,047 57 17,104 #6
2007 17,968 69 18,037 #5
2006 18,635 67 18,702 #3
2005 19,578 80 19,658 #3
2004 20,628 207 20,835 #3
2003 20,201 86 20,287 #3
2002 21,774 104 21,878 #2
2001 22,166 126 22,292 #2
2000 19,968 138 20,106 #3
1999 18,054 173 18,227 #7
1998 17,787 213 18,000 #9
1997 15,189 268 15,457 #10
1996 13,412 263 13,675 #15
1995 9,775 269 10,044 #29
1994 6,263 235 6,498 #51
1993 4,384 222 4,606 #78
1992 3,165 180 3,345 #107
1991 2,471 176 2,647 #128
1990 1,407 145 1,552 #203
1989 1,226 130 1,356 #222
1988 824 103 927 #299
1987 749 129 878 #326
1986 646 77 723 #366
1985 301 81 382 #624
1984 42 42 84 #2,303
1983 — 23 23 —
1982 — 20 20 —
1981 6 30 36 #9,149
1980 — 32 32 —
1979 — 22 22 —
1978 — 19 19 —
1977 — 25 25 —
1976 — 21 21 —
1975 6 25 31 #8,015
1974 — 25 25 —
1973 — 22 22 —
1972 — 36 36 —
1971 5 29 34 #8,355
1970 5 27 32 #8,034
1969 — 29 29 —
1968 — 27 27 —
1967 — 33 33 —
1966 — 27 27 —
1965 — 35 35 —
1964 — 41 41 —
1963 — 32 32 —
1962 — 30 30 —
1961 — 39 39 —
1960 — 36 36 —
1959 — 38 38 —
1958 — 26 26 —
1957 — 36 36 —
1956 — 39 39 —
1955 — 38 38 —
1954 — 50 50 —
1953 — 41 41 —
1952 — 54 54 —
1951 — 51 51 —
1950 — 34 34 —
1949 — 47 47 —
1948 — 46 46 —
1947 — 60 60 —
1946 — 47 47 —
1945 — 38 38 —
1944 — 44 44 —
1943 — 45 45 —
1942 — 44 44 —
1941 — 27 27 —
1940 — 45 45 —
1939 — 50 50 —
1938 — 30 30 —
1937 — 38 38 —
1936 — 54 54 —
1935 — 46 46 —
1934 — 44 44 —
1933 — 35 35 —
1932 — 43 43 —
1931 — 41 41 —
1930 — 50 50 —
1929 — 55 55 —
1928 — 49 49 —
1927 — 62 62 —
1926 — 57 57 —
1925 — 64 64 —
1924 — 70 70 —
1923 — 75 75 —
1922 — 74 74 —
1921 — 68 68 —
1920 — 65 65 —
1919 — 61 61 —
1918 — 66 66 —
1917 — 60 60 —
1916 — 68 68 —
1915 — 72 72 —
1914 — 56 56 —
1913 — 46 46 —
1912 — 35 35 —
1911 — 21 21 —
1910 — 15 15 —
1909 — 8 8 —
1908 — 11 11 —
1907 — 19 19 —
1906 — 14 14 —
1905 — 13 13 —
1904 — 11 11 —
1903 — 18 18 —
1902 — 7 7 —
1901 — 7 7 —
1900 — 17 17 —
1899 — 13 13 —
1897 — 13 13 —
1896 — 14 14 —
1895 — 15 15 —
1894 — 12 12 —
1893 — 12 12 —
1892 — 20 20 —
1891 — 20 20 —
1890 — 14 14 —
1889 — 23 23 —
1888 — 21 21 —
1887 — 18 18 —
1886 — 17 17 —
1885 — 20 20 —
1884 — 20 20 —
1883 — 22 22 —
1882 — 27 27 —
1881 — 28 28 —
1880 — 22 22 —