Madison (name)

Madison is a surname of English origin that has become a popular given name in the United States. 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.

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. 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. In 2021, the most recent year of available data, it was ranked twenty-ninth.

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.

Surname

 * Bailee Madison (born 1999), American actress and singer
 * Cole Madison (born 1994), American football player
 * Dolley Madison (1768–1849), wife of James Madison
 * George Madison (1763–1816), Governor of Kentucky
 * Guy Madison (1922–1996), American actor
 * Helene Madison (1913–1970), American competition swimmer
 * Holly Madison (born 1979), American model
 * Jaak Madison (born 1991), Estonian politician
 * James Madison (bishop) (1749–1812), first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, cousin of James Madison
 * James G. Madison, known as the Mad Hatter (born 1956/57), convicted bank robber in New Jersey
 * James Jonas Madison (1884–1922), U.S. Navy commander
 * James Madison Sr. (1723–1801), father of James Madison
 * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States
 * Joe Madison (born 1949), American political activist and radio host
 * Keith Madison, American college baseball coach
 * Louise Madison (1911-1970), American tap dancer
 * Lucy Foster Madison (1865–1932), American novelist
 * Martha Madison (born 1977), American actress
 * Mary Madison (born 1950), American politician
 * Michael Madison (born 1977), American serial killer
 * Piper Madison (born 2002), American singer
 * Rebecca Madyson (born 1979), Maltese sport shooter
 * Robert P. Madison (born 1923), American architect
 * Sam Madison (born 1974), American football player
 * Talia Madison, an alternate ring name of American professional wrestler Jamie Szantyr (born 1981), best known as Velvet Sky
 * Tianna Madison (born 1985), American athlete
 * Ts Madison (born 1977) American entertainer, entrepreneur and LGBT activist

Male

 * Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957), novelist
 * Madison Bumgarner (born 1989), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Madison Cawthorn (born 1995), American politician
 * Madison Cooper (1894–1956), American businessman
 * Madison Grant (1865–1937), lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist
 * Madison Hedgecock (born 1981), American football player
 * Madison Hemings (1805–1877), son of Thomas Jefferson's slave/mistress Sally Hemings
 * Madison E. Hollister (1808–1896), justice of the Idaho Territorial supreme court
 * Madison Hughes (born 1992), American rugby player
 * Madison Jones (1925–2012), author
 * Madison Marye (1925–2016), American politician
 * Madison Nelson (1803–1870), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
 * Madison S. Perry (1814–1865), fourth governor of Florida
 * Madison Washington (circa 19th century), instigator of slave revolt

Fictional male characters

 * Madison Jeffries, comic book character in Alpha Flight
 * Madison "Mad" Twatter, minor character, played by Stephen Walters in British drama television series Skins

Female
Madison
 * Madison Anderson (born 1995), American model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Madison Bailey (born 1999), American actress
 * Madison Beer (born 1999), American singer
 * Madison Brengle (born 1990), American tennis player
 * Madison Browne (born 1988), Australian international netball player
 * Madison Chock (born 1992), American ice dancer
 * Madison Cunningham (born 1996), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
 * Madison Davenport (born 1996), American actress and singer
 * Madison De La Garza (born 2001), American actress and younger sister of Demi Lovato
 * Madison Hubbell (born 1991), American ice dancer
 * Madison Iseman (born 1997), American actress
 * Madison Keys (born 1995), American tennis player
 * Madison Kocian (born 1997), American Olympic gymnast
 * Madison Abigail Less (born 1998), American soccer player
 * Madison Lilley (born 1999), American volleyball player
 * Madison Lintz (born 1999), American actress
 * Madison Marsh (born 2001), American air force officer and Miss America 2024 titleholder
 * Madison McLaughlin (born 1995), American actress
 * Madison McReynolds (born 1993), American actress
 * Madison "Maddie" Mogen (died 2022), American murder victim
 * J. Madison Wright Morris (1984–2006), American actress
 * Madison Nguyen (born 1975), American politician
 * Madison Nonoa, New Zealand-born soprano opera singer
 * Madison Pettis (born 1998), American actress
 * Madison Prespakis (born 2000), Australian Rules footballer
 * Madison Rayne (born 1986), American professional wrestler
 * Madison Scott (1991–2011), Canadian formerly missing person
 * Madison Thomas, Canadian film and television director
 * Madison Young (born 1980), American pornographic actress, stage name
 * Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), American dancer
 * Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), American dancer

Madisson
 * Madisson Hausburg (born 1994), Siesta Key cast member

Madisyn
 * Madisyn Shipman (born 2002), American actress

Fictional female characters
Film
 * Madison, the mermaid in the film Splash and its sequel Splash, Too
 * Madison Russell, a main character in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong, played by Millie Bobby Brown.
 * Madison Wolfsbottom, one of the antagonists in the animated film Clifford's Really Big Movie

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