Madison (name)

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

Madison is a surname of English origin that has become a popular given name in the United States, and to a lesser extent in Canada. Madison, also spelled Maddison, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning son of Matthew . A different origin is alleged by some where Maddy is assumed to be the pet form of Maud and therefore the meaning is son of Maude.

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Madison is also used as a given 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 an almost non-existent given name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second-most-popular name given to girls in the US in 2001. [2] In 2021, the most recent year of available data, it was ranked twenty-ninth. [2] In 2022, it was the 41st most popular name given to girls in Canada. [3]

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. The name returned to the top 1,000 in 1987, remaining there through 1999, and it 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 James Madison by Gilbert Stuart 1804.jpeg
Portrait of 4th U.S. president, James Madison, by John Vanderlyn

Given name

Major League Baseball player, Madison Bumgarner, pitching at Petco Park in 2013 Madison Bumgarner on September 3, 2013.jpg
Major League Baseball player, Madison Bumgarner, pitching at Petco Park in 2013

Male

Fictional male characters

Female

American singer Madison Beer, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards Madison Beer 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
American singer Madison Beer, at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Madison

Madisson

Madisyn

Fictional female characters

Film

Television

  • Madison Clark, 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.k.a. Tomoyo Daidouji, a protagonist and costume designer portrayed by Maggie Blue O'Hara in the Cardcaptor Sakura English dub
  • Madison "Maddie" Nears, the protagonist in School Spirits .
  • Madison "Maddie" Redfield, the daughter of Vice President Ashley Redfield in The Night Agent .
  • Madisynn King, character portrayed by Patty Guggenheim in the Marvel TV show She-Hulk: Attorney at Law .

Video games

  • Madison Paige, photographer, journalist and protagonist primarily portrayed by Judi Breecher in Heavy Rain

See also

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References

  1. "How a 'Splash' Joke Lead to the 'Madison' Baby Name Boom". 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  2. 1 2 3 "Popular Baby Names".
  3. "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.