How popular is the baby name Madison in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Madison.

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Popularity of the baby name Madison


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English family with 13 children

kinderfest

Recently I’ve written about the 16-child Radford family and the 14-child Watson family.

Here’s one more for you: the 13-child Shaw family, “the largest [family] in the UK where all the kids have the same parents and are in the same home.”

Tom and Stacy Shaw live in Nottingham with their 13 kids, named…

  1. Shannon, 16
  2. Adam, 15
  3. Ryan, 14
  4. Kelsey, 13
  5. Franky, 11
  6. Leo, 10
  7. Laura, 9
  8. Keenan, 8
  9. Cody, 7
  10. Madison, 6
  11. Kaydn, 5
  12. Tyler, 3
  13. Keavy, 2

Which of the 13 names is your favorite?

Source: Meet Britain’s Biggest Family

Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus

Popular baby names in Saskatchewan (Canada), 2012

Flag of Saskatchewan
Flag of Saskatchewan

The most popular baby names in Saskatchewan were announced last week.

According to the ISC’s Vital Statistics registry, Saskatchewan’s top names are Liam for boys and Emma for girls.

Here are the province’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava
4. Emily
5. Brooklyn
6. Lily
7. Sophia
8. Abigail
9. Ella
10. Sophie [2-way tie]
11. Avery [2-way tie]
12. Madison [2-way tie]
13. Elizabeth [2-way tie]
14. Chloe
15. Hailey
16. Isabella
17. Aubree [2-way tie]
18. Aubrey [2-way tie]
19. Brielle
20. Harper [4-way tie]
21. Alexis [4-way tie]
22. Amelia [4-way tie]
23. Addison [4-way tie]		1. Liam
2. Ethan
3. Carter
4. William
5. Mason
6. Lucas [3-way tie]
7. Noah [3-way tie]
8. Hudson [3-way tie]
9. Jacob
10. Owen
11. Benjamin
12. Alexander
13. Hunter
14. Jack
15. Ryder [2-way tie]
16. Dominic [2-way tie]
17. Aiden
18. Blake
19. Logan
20. Bentley

Gone from the top 20 are Leah, Mya, Sadie and Taylor (for girls) and Caleb, Chase, Cole, Hayden, James, Joshua and Matthew (for boys).

Here are Saskatchewan’s most popular baby names of 2011. (Manitoba, too!)

Sources: Emma and Liam 2012’s top baby names in Saskatchewan, again, ISC – Most Popular Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Saskatchewan (public domain)

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2012

The most popular baby names in Nova Scotia were announced a few days ago.

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the province’s top names are Jacob for boys and Olivia for girls.

Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Lily
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Sophie
7. Emily
8. Abigail
9. Chloe
10. Isabella
11. Ella
12. Brooklyn
13. Charlotte
14. Leah
15. Avery
16. Sadie
17. Hannah
18. Addison
19. Alexis
20. Madison		1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Benjamin
4. Lucas
5. Owen
6. Noah
7. Liam
8. Mason
9. Carter
10. Hunter
11. William
12. Jack
13. Logan
14. James
15. Alexander
16. Jackson
17. Wyatt
18. Isaac
19. Nathan
20. Samuel

Newbies to the top 20 lists are Leah, Avery, Sadie and Sarah for girls, and Jackson, Wyatt and Isaac for boys.

Sources: Olivia, Jacob top baby-name list for Nova Scotia last year, Olivia, Jacob most popular baby names for 2012

Popular baby names in New Hampshire, 2012

Flag of New Hampshire
Flag of New Hampshire

The most popular baby names in New Hampshire were published recently.

According to the New Hampshire Vital Records Administration, the state’s top baby names last year were Emma and Mason.

Here are the New Hampshire’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2012:

Girl Names

  1. Emma
  2. Sophia
  3. Olivia
  4. Isabella
  5. Ava
  6. Charlotte
  7. Emily
  8. Ella
  9. Abigail
  10. Madison

Boy Names

  1. Mason
  2. Jackson
  3. Jacob
  4. Liam
  5. Noah
  6. Logan
  7. Benjamin
  8. Lucas
  9. William
  10. Owen

So, in two out of the three U.S. state lists I’ve posted so far, Mason (the 2nd most popular name in the U.S. in 2011) tops Jacob (the #1 name in the U.S. since 1999). Do you think this is a sign? Will there be a new #1 boy name in 2013?

Source: Everything you wanted to know about popular baby names…and then some

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Hampshire (public domain)