Addison

Girl name

Addison has been given to 162,320 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #84 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈædɪsən/

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam +&lrm; -son.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

162,320

Peak year

2007 (12,290 babies)

Rank in 2025

#84 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -56%

Gender split

92% girls / 8% boys

Mitch McConnell

American politician and lawyer (born 1942)

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American singer and actress (born 2000)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Addison.

163,853 babies since 1880

164,605 babies since 1880

149,135 babies since 1973

148,142 babies since 1880

148,069 babies since 1914

181,710 babies since 1922

140,602 babies since 1884

140,601 babies since 1943

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