# Addison (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/addison/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | [ˈæɾɪsən], 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Addi |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 162,320 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 13,427 / 148,893 (92% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,766, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9,312 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8,183 | 14 |
| 2013 | 7,740 | 19 |
| 2014 | 7,010 | 24 |
| 2015 | 6,735 | 24 |
| 2016 | 6,341 | 29 |
| 2017 | 5,639 | 34 |
| 2018 | 5,232 | 35 |
| 2019 | 4,495 | 47 |
| 2020 | 4,497 | 47 |
| 2021 | 4,490 | 45 |
| 2022 | 3,968 | 54 |
| 2023 | 3,536 | 62 |
| 2024 | 3,335 | 68 |
| 2025 | 2,971 | 84 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 193 | 1,006 |
| 2012 | 169 | 1,102 |
| 2013 | 136 | 1,277 |
| 2014 | 132 | 1,321 |
| 2015 | 154 | 1,198 |
| 2016 | 153 | 1,221 |
| 2017 | 152 | 1,207 |
| 2018 | 122 | 1,431 |
| 2019 | 79 | 1,886 |
| 2020 | 93 | 1,686 |
| 2021 | 73 | 2,026 |
| 2022 | 67 | 2,169 |
| 2023 | 72 | 2,064 |
| 2024 | 81 | 1,938 |
| 2025 | 62 | 2,259 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68 | 594 |
| 2012 | 76 | 556 |
| 2013 | 49 | 784 |
| 2014 | 46 | 832 |
| 2015 | 53 | 735 |
| 2016 | 66 | 638 |
| 2017 | 95 | 464 |
| 2018 | 93 | 465 |
| 2019 | 83 | 496 |
| 2020 | 118 | 372 |
| 2021 | 155 | 303 |
| 2022 | 158 | 288 |
| 2023 | 160 | 281 |
| 2024 | 132 | 326 |
| 2025 | 123 | 351 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68 | 516 |
| 2012 | 72 | 515 |
| 2013 | 61 | 581 |
| 2014 | 45 | 714 |
| 2015 | 59 | 618 |
| 2016 | 48 | 712 |
| 2017 | 46 | 743 |
| 2018 | 43 | 763 |
| 2019 | 33 | 894 |
| 2020 | 33 | 878 |
| 2021 | 37 | 841 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1,058 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,309 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,798 |

## People named Addison

- Addison Rae, American singer (born 2000)
- Addison Timlin, American actress
- Augustus Addison Gould, American conchologist (1805–1866)
- Addison Richards, American actor (1902–1964)
- Addison Riecke, American actress and model (born 2004)
- Addison Mizner, American architect (1872–1933)
- Addison G. Foster, American politician (1837-1917)
- Addison Russell, American professional baseball player (born 1994)
- Addison Alves de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Addison Powell, American actor (1921-2010)
- Addison Wiley, American middle-distance runner
- Addison T. Smith, American politician (1862-1956)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.