Addyson
Addison is a unisex given name derived from the surname Addison. It has increased in use in the Anglosphere in recent years, perhaps due to its similarity to the fashionable name Madison. The name was also used for characters such as Addison Montgomery on the popular American television series Grey’s Anatomy.
Meaning & Origin of Addyson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Addison is a unisex given name derived from the surname Addison. It has increased in use in the Anglosphere in recent years, perhaps due to its similarity to the fashionable name Madison. The name was also used for characters such as Addison Montgomery on the popular American television series Grey’s Anatomy.
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The Story of Addyson
Addyson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 1,619 Addysons were born — ranking #192 that year. As of 2026, Addyson ranks #1,719 for baby girls with 119 births, falling sharply (-58%). In total, more than 17K Addysons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Addyson most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- GH46%
- United States28%
- Indonesia13%
- Nigeria8%
- Malaysia6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Addyson
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Addyson
Addyson is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Addyson's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #192. Use the chart and map above to compare Addyson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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