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Baby name
Madison
Girl
Origin of the name
Madison was first an English surname, often explained as “son of Maud” or “son of Matthew.” It is not known exactly why it became a first name.
Short-lived name
419,806births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 2rank at its peak, in 2001
Where babies named Madison are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Madison is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Madison is most common in West Virginia (1.7 times), Wyoming (1.7) and Montana (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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