Madisen
Madisen was the 8662nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 653rd with 378 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,827 places. More babies were named Madisen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Madison) son of Matthew (or of Maud) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #8,662 girls, down 3,547 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000378 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,064babies recorded
What does the name Madisen mean?
Madisen is a spelling of Madison, pronounced the same way, so it shares Madison's meaning and origin.
Madison is an English surname, usually a form of Mathieson, 'son of Matthew', and occasionally 'son of Maddy', a pet form of Maud. Wiktionary cites Reaney and Wilson's Dictionary of English Surnames for this. As a girls' name it took off after the 1984 film Splash, in which a mermaid names herself after Madison Avenue.
Mathieson (English, “son of Matthew”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: English names.
Madisen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,662 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,115 | 25 |
| 2010 | #1,728 | 121 |
| 2000 | #653 | 378 |
| 1990 | #3,590 | 30 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Madisen, counting every spelling?
Madisen is a spelling of Madison, a name family that ranked #24 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,662 for Madisen on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,949 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 4,945 | #40 | 26,176 |
| Maddison | 703 | #439 | 3,215 |
| Madisson | 958 | #319 | 1,489 |
| Madisyn | 168 | #1,332 | 1,284 |
| Madyson | 79 | #2,315 | 442 |
| Maddisyn | 13 | #8,155 | 143 |
| Maddyson | 24 | #5,336 | 108 |
| Madisen | 12 | #8,662 | 75 |
| Madisynn | 6 | #14,270 | 52 |
| Madysson | 21 | #5,840 | 33 |
| Madysen | 7 | #12,668 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Madisen?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Madisen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Madisen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Madisen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Madisen?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Madisen are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 19 and 28. That makes Madisen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Madisen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Madisen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Madisen
What does Madisen mean?
Madisen is a spelling of Madison, which means “son of Matthew (or of Maud)” (English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Madisen?
Madisen was the 8662nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 653rd with 378 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,827 places. More babies were named Madisen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Madisen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Madisen in the US.