Declining since 2010, #7,885 for girls today.
Popularity of Maddisyn since 1996
Babies named Maddisyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 51 |
| 2000s | 383 |
| 2010s | 614 |
| 2020s | 186 |
Meaning & origin
Maddisyn is a creative respelling of Madison, first recorded in 1996. It peaked in 2009 but has been falling in use since 2010. In 2025 it ranked 7885th, with about 1 in 123,636 babies named Maddisyn. The name reflects the modern trend of adapting popular names with unique spellings, particularly for girls.
Maddisyn is a creative spelling variant of Madison, which originated as an English surname meaning 'son of Maud.' Maud itself is a medieval feminine name derived from Matilda. Madison gained popularity as a masculine name until the 1980s, when the movie Splash (1984) featured a mermaid named Madison, launching it as a feminine name. The respelling Maddisyn emerged in the mid-1990s as part of the trend of altering traditional spellings to create unique forms for girls.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Maddie, Addie, Mad
Sibling names for Maddisyn
Names that share Maddisyn's style, for a brother or sister.
