Madison is a surname of English origin that has become a popular given name in the United States, and to a lesser extent in Canada.

Madison, also spelled Maddison, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning son of Matthew.

Its rise is generally attributed to the 1984 release of the film Splash.

[2] In 2021, the most recent year of available data, it was ranked twenty-ninth.

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