Girl nameCurrently #68 in the USFalling
Addison
AD-ih-sun//ˈædɪsən//
3 syllablesPeak year: 20077 lettersStarts with A
Meaning & origin
Son of Adam
Addison started as an English surname meaning 'son of Adam', combining the name Adam with the patronymic suffix '-son'. Despite its literal meaning, it crossed almost entirely into girls' use in the US from the 1990s onward, part of a broader trend of surname names for daughters.
Addison's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Addison |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1881 | 17 |
| 1882 | 21 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 12 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1894 | 20 |
| 1895 | 19 |
| 1896 | 14 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1902 | 14 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 33 |
| 1913 | 33 |
| 1914 | 59 |
| 1915 | 62 |
| 1916 | 71 |
| 1917 | 73 |
| 1918 | 76 |
| 1919 | 64 |
| 1920 | 59 |
| 1921 | 78 |
| 1922 | 74 |
| 1923 | 64 |
| 1924 | 58 |
| 1925 | 44 |
| 1926 | 59 |
| 1927 | 65 |
| 1928 | 54 |
| 1929 | 49 |
| 1930 | 57 |
| 1931 | 52 |
| 1932 | 42 |
| 1933 | 41 |
| 1934 | 42 |
| 1935 | 34 |
| 1936 | 35 |
| 1937 | 37 |
| 1938 | 33 |
| 1939 | 37 |
| 1940 | 33 |
| 1941 | 35 |
| 1942 | 40 |
| 1943 | 44 |
| 1944 | 32 |
| 1945 | 26 |
| 1946 | 35 |
| 1947 | 34 |
| 1948 | 25 |
| 1949 | 34 |
| 1950 | 43 |
| 1951 | 39 |
| 1952 | 31 |
| 1953 | 31 |
| 1954 | 41 |
| 1955 | 36 |
| 1956 | 30 |
| 1957 | 33 |
| 1958 | 21 |
| 1959 | 30 |
| 1960 | 32 |
| 1961 | 31 |
| 1962 | 25 |
| 1963 | 30 |
| 1964 | 20 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1966 | 26 |
| 1967 | 18 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1969 | 27 |
| 1970 | 34 |
| 1971 | 38 |
| 1972 | 28 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1974 | 22 |
| 1975 | 28 |
| 1976 | 31 |
| 1977 | 16 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 38 |
| 1980 | 41 |
| 1981 | 25 |
| 1982 | 41 |
| 1983 | 36 |
| 1984 | 44 |
| 1985 | 72 |
| 1986 | 327 |
| 1987 | 325 |
| 1988 | 289 |
| 1989 | 311 |
| 1990 | 319 |
| 1991 | 348 |
| 1992 | 382 |
| 1993 | 482 |
| 1994 | 596 |
| 1995 | 665 |
| 1996 | 778 |
| 1997 | 890 |
| 1998 | 1,041 |
| 1999 | 1,213 |
| 2000 | 1,419 |
| 2001 | 1,586 |
| 2002 | 1,856 |
| 2003 | 2,132 |
| 2004 | 2,485 |
| 2005 | 3,416 |
| 2006 | 8,067 |
| 2007 | 12,290 |
| 2008 | 11,033 |
| 2009 | 10,910 |
| 2010 | 10,524 |
| 2011 | 9,504 |
| 2012 | 8,352 |
| 2013 | 7,876 |
| 2014 | 7,140 |
| 2015 | 6,888 |
| 2016 | 6,489 |
| 2017 | 5,787 |
| 2018 | 5,353 |
| 2019 | 4,572 |
| 2020 | 4,585 |
| 2021 | 4,562 |
| 2022 | 4,029 |
| 2023 | 3,604 |
| 2024 | 3,408 |
Addison through the decades
- Addison peaked in 2007, when 12,290 babies were named Addison in the US.
- The 2010s were Addison's strongest decade, averaging 7,249 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Addison has fallen 45% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Addison currently ranks #68 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
AddieAddy
Variants & spellings
AddysonMadison
Famous people named Addison
- Addison Rae — content creator and actress