Names like Madison

In 2025, 4,945 girls born in the US were named Madison, #40 among girls' names.

It first entered the top 1,000 in 1985 and reached the top 100 in 1993.

Its best rank was #2, every year from 2001 to 2002.

The most births in one year were 22,166, in 2001.

Births fell 51% from 10,107 in 2015.

For 4 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1980 or later (Madison's began in 1985).

Madison's rank every ten years

1. 1880
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2. 1890
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3. 1900
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4. 1910
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5. 1920
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6. 1930
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7. 1940
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8. 1950
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9. 1960
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10. 1970
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11. 1980
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12. 1990
    #203
13. 2000
    #3
14. 2010
    #8
15. 2020
    #23
16. 2025
    #40

— outside the top 1,000

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Madison's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.