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The boy's and girl's name Madison \m(a)-di-son\ is pronounced MAD-ih-sun. Derived from the medieval woman's name Madeleine (Greek, French) "woman from Magdala". The surname evolved from Madde, which was a nickname for Madeleine. Use of Madison as a first name is influenced by James Madison, a major contributor to the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as well as US President during the War of 1812. Novelist Madison Smartt Bell.

Madison has 3 variant forms: Maddison, Maddy and Madisson.

Madison is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Madison. Click here to compare Madison with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Madison
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Madison

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