Addison
Masculine · “son of Adam”
Addison is given to both — 13,427 boys and 148,893 girls since 1880. See Addison as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Addison is son of Addy, and Addy was a medieval English pet form of Adam — the Hebrew for earth, or for a human being.
How old is the name Addison?
Addison was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Addison alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 11,000 people named Addison are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Addison most popular?
Addison peaked in 1883, reaching #381 nationally. Today it ranks #2258, 1,877 places below that high. See the whole 1883 chart.
Where it comes from
From adamah to Addison
The story of Addison
Genesis has God form the adam from the adamah, the human from the ground, and the pun is in the Hebrew and lost in translation. Joseph Addison co-founded The Spectator. Addison became an American given name, chiefly feminine since the 2000s; masculine use appears in the registers in current use.
Meaning
son of Adam
A patronymic from Addy, a medieval pet form of Adam. The Hebrew adam means 'human' and puns on adamah, 'earth' or 'red soil' — Genesis makes the connection explicit. The surname's construction is documented.
How the name formed
- adamah
- Adam
- Addy
- Addison
Related forms: Addyson · Adison
Pronouncing Addison
AD-ih-sun
Three syllables, stress on the first. Said identically in every English accent.
Nicknames for Addison
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most boys named
- 2004430 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #381reached in 1883
- Change vs 2022
- −7.5%62 in 2025, from 67
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Addison in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Addyson in English — spelling variant
- Adison in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Illinois, Texas.
Addisons among us
people named Addison are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 27,550 born in 2025 was named Addison
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Addison
- #2258
- Addison on the 2025 chart
- #858
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Addison went to 62 boys in 2025, but Adison is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 70, which makes it the 858th most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,400 places above the chart.
- Addison62
- Adison8
About 1 boy in 24,401 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 27,550 for Addison itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Addison sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Addison is headed
Addison should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Addison beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Addison in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That adam and adamah pun in the Hebrew is a first-rate detail.
- Addy is available as a short form with a real record.
- Three syllables with a front stress, which holds up against a short surname.
- It reads as strongly feminine in America now.
- It reads as a surname to most English speakers.
- At least three spellings of the sound are in circulation.
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Masculine · #2258 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Addisons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 11,000 people named Addison are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Addison?
- Addison is the most-used spelling in US records — 62 of the 70 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Adison.
- How popular is the name Addison in 2025?
- Addison ranks #2258 among US boy names in 2025, with 62 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Addison?
- About 1 in every 27,550 US boys born in 2025 was named Addison — 62 in all.
- Will my child share the name Addison with classmates?
- Addison will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Addison
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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