Addison Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Addison

Addison Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: ah-dih-son
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Addison Name Meaning

A trendy choice from English origins, Addison means “son of Adam.” Despite her masculine roots, she’s made the transition into the female column, slowly gracing more and more birth announcements since first hitting the U.S. top 1000 charts in 1994.

Like her rhyming sister Madison, Addison is a surname name, a trend that has taken the world by storm. She’s also unisex, a trend that isn’t going away anytime soon. By hitting these two marks, Addison is a stylish choice for any little girl. She’s a bold choice in a world of frilly names, standing apart as a strong, posh moniker without the cutesy -ee or -ella endings dotting the charts.

Addison is a natural-born leader, ready to command any room, even if it’s just an audience of dolls and stuffed animals. She unwavering in her strength, equipped with a name that she can wear through adulthood with pride. She’ll never seem too young by her name, easily presiding over a courtroom or treating a patient alike.

Addison comes with the precious nickname of Addie and various alternative spellings like Addyson and Addisyn which may make her a more popular choice than one might think. Similar names include Avery, Emerson, and Peyton.

Addison Name Popularity

How popular is the name Addison? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
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1986	3,183	5	0.0003%
1987	3,013	6	0.0004%
1988	2,910	7	0.0004%
1989	2,075	22	0.0014%
1990	2,208	21	0.0013%
1991	1,746	39	0.0024%
1992	1,440	64	0.004%
1993	1,158	102	0.0065%
1994	803	203	0.0132%
1995	655	281	0.0186%
1996	538	396	0.0264%
1997	466	499	0.0337%
1998	400	652	0.0436%
1999	368	772	0.0516%
2000	323	951	0.0623%
2001	271	1,132	0.0751%
2002	219	1,442	0.0962%
2003	189	1,693	0.1113%
2004	161	2,035	0.1335%
2005	107	3,006	0.1966%
2006	28	7,616	0.4864%
2007	11	11,946	0.7571%
2008	12	10,759	0.6961%
2009	12	10,659	0.7131%
2010	11	10,324	0.7164%
2011	13	9,297	0.6525%
2012	14	8,175	0.5737%
2013	19	7,727	0.5427%
2014	24	6,983	0.4793%
2015	24	6,713	0.4614%
2016	29	6,316	0.4381%
2017	34	5,593	0.4007%
2018	35	5,203	0.3787%
2019	47	4,473	0.3304%
2020	47	4,348	0.3416%
2021	45	4,186	0.3424%
2022	54	3,937	0.2984%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Addison

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What names are diminutives of Addison?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Addison sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Addison, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ada	Noble one	German
Addie	Noble; son of Adam	German
Addy	Noble; noble; son of Adam; noble kind	German

What names are variants of Addison?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Addison.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Addeson	Son of Adam	English
Addyson	Son of Adam	English
Adison	Son of Adam	English
Adisson	Son of Adam	English

What names sound like Addison?

If you like how Addison sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Addison.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Adelaide	Noble one	German
Adele	Noble; noble kind; noble, soft, tender	German
Adelina	Noble kind; small winged one	Latin
Adeline	Noble one	German
Adelyn	Noble one	German
Adesina	My coming has opened the way	African
Madelyn	Woman from Magdala	English

Madison	Son of Maud	English

What names are similar to Addison?

Find a name that’s like Addison, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Bailey	Bailiff	English
Brooklyn	Broken land	English
Harper	Harp Player	English
Kennedy	Helmeted head	Irish
Mackenzie	Son of Coinneach	Scottish
Piper	Pipe player	English
Presley	Priest clearing	English
Quinn	Descendent of Conn	Irish
Reagan	Descendent of Riagan	Irish
Riley	Rye clearing	Irish

Lists With Addison

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Addison.

Siblings of Addison

Mamas with kids named Addison also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Charlotte	Free man	French
Paityn	Form of Peyton	English
Sara	Princess	Hebrew
Jackson	Son of Jack	English

Richard	Brave ruler	German
Grayson	Son of the steward	English

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14 Comments

Addison and Caroline's Mom Nov 16 at 3:09 pm

I had an interesting pregnancy! About 14 years ago, I was pregnant for the first time. When I found out I was having twins, I was surprised and scared at the same time. I remember my husband walking into the doctors room and I held up the number 2 telling him we were having twins and his reaction was priceless. One day before I gave birth (c-section), the doctors found out something special and VERY rare (They see very rarely). My twins are the rarest type of twin called Monochorionic and Monoamniotic (Mono Mono Twins). This means that the twins shared a placenta and the same sac. 70% of identical twins share the same placenta, but only 1% share the same placenta AND sac. And Mono Mono twins share both. This is a very difficult pregnancy because only 50% of mono mono twins survive because of many complications. One twin could get more nutrients than the other, and the umbilical chord can tangle easily. Thus after I found that out I got quite a little nervous considering the high risk of my babies not surviving. Thankfully God was watching over them and they came out safe. I decided to name our kids Addison Marie and Caroline Sere. After they were born, I did some researching on Mono Mono twins. One mom had to be on bed rest for about 50 days before giving birth. I realized that I am so lucky that they were safe considering we found at they were mono mono a day before their birth. Fast forward to today, less then 0.1% pregnancies in the world and less than 1% of identical twins. We went to twins fest last year and it was so much fun and it was such a cool experience! I love my girls and I am so lucky I still have them today.

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- Michelle Taner Dec 28 at 1:44 pm
  
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Amber Oct 5 at 8:40 am

I was going to go with Adeline and had started calling baby bump Addie. However my niece really wanted the name for her baby. So we went with a different variation of Addie for her name.

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Katie Nov 19 at 8:35 pm

My father picked my daughter’s name

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Meagen Jun 30 at 10:24 am

I loved some old school names like Adaline but they didn’t feel quite right for our daughter. Addison is to us a nice update on those type names and reminiscent of Madison

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Addison Mar 4 at 7:31 pm

Before i was born my parents were going through the list of names and i was originally going to be Mia , but one day my dad was talking to my mom about the Cubs from Chicago and have they play on 1060 west Addison street and everything. And when my mom heard the name she said ” that’s it that’s her name addison .” So that’s how i got my name . I also have a little sister and she was going to be Wrigley as in the felid they play on .

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Savannah Oct 15 at 3:20 am

Hmm, ? Well, I’ve had the name “Addison” picked out since I was pregnant with my 1st. I’ve always LOVED the name because it’s unique & not many people have that name where I’m from. Well, my Dad came up wit the name “Leeanah” & asked me how I liked it. I’m guessing because MY name is Savannah & there’s a BUNCH of “Lee’s” in my family also. My mom, who passed away in 2012 of Melanoma skin cancer, her Father’s middle name is Lee, My Grandfather’s middle name is Lee, & My brother named his son Lee as well. Sooo, I think my Dad just combined my name with Lee & came up wit Leeanah. I came up wit her middle name “Letty” like from the movie “The Fast & The Furious” & because my mother’s name was “Betty” middle name “Louise“.
So, that’s how I came up with my eldest daughter, Leeanah Letty’s, name!??
But back to the story of my 3rd daughters name “Addison Sophia” I had the name picked out since I was pregnant with my first daughter but when my dad introduced the name Leeanah to me, I decided to go with that name for her instead & then when I got pregnant with my second daughter I fell in love with the name I had came up with, “Hailynn Brook” I thought it was so you need going to have never heard it before and I just took the E off of Brooke just to change it up a little bit so her name will be more different, more unique. Sooo, when I got pregnant wit my 3rd daughter I finally decided to use the name Addison and middle name Sophia because that was also ANOTHER name I had since my 1st daughter lol & because my sister asked me one day when I was deciding names if I chose one and asked me what did I think about the name Sophia and I told her I had already had that name on my list so I went with that name for her middle name for sure then! ????

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Addison Brothers Oct 9 at 3:13 pm

When your name is Addison and you were born in 2007 and see the chart for popularity and see that it was highest in 2007 and there are like 5 other people in your grade named Addison:

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Deanna Aug 18 at 7:33 am

My husband and I wanted to find a name that could make a nickname easily from the formal name. We like Addison because we have given the nickname of addie or addie cat and it makes our baby smile

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Holly Jul 31 at 7:46 am

I chose Addison because I have always thought it’s pretty and I like a lot of A names. I don’t particularly like that it means son of Adam. It was once considered a boy’s name, now it’s unisex.

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Addie Jul 29 at 11:58 pm

As my name is Addison I think they should have another meaning for girls. I found in another baby name book that a girl named Addison meaning is Awesome. But Son Of Adam makes no sense for a girl. But otherwise It is a fun name.

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- Carol Ulrich Apr 7 at 10:28 pm
  
  Addison, I love your name! Now I am not going to use it for a new baby girl, but I am going to rescue a cat and my sister offered this as a name for her. Right now she is known as “Unknown” as she is a rescue. This just broke my heart. She deserves a home and a loving family. She is beautiful as her name will be!
  
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Erin May 21 at 11:37 pm

I spell my daughters name Adyson. Beautiful name for a beautiful daughter

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Chelsee Mar 10 at 6:01 pm

As a boy’s name it means; son of Adam. And her daddy’s name is Adam, so it was a perfect fit for us!

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