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Addison
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92% girls / 8% boys
Origin of the name
Addison was first an English surname, “son of Addy,” a medieval pet form of Adam.
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Where babies named Addison are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Addison is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Addison is most common in Wyoming (1.9 times), North Dakota (1.9) and Kentucky (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Addison are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Addison is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Addison is most common in North Carolina (2.1 times), Virginia (1.8) and Washington (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 0% | 100% |
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 14% | 86% |
| 1990s | 52% | 48% |
| 2000s | 93% | 7% |
| 2010s | 98% | 2% |
| 2020s | 98% | 2% |