Addison

AD-uh-sun

GirlBoy

Average rank #201 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From an English surname meaning "son of Adam". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sound to Madison, meaning "This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew 讗讚诐 ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make"."

Germanic

Adam鈥檚 descendant.

How popular is Addison?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

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#351

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#1,798

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馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#146

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馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#544

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馃嚭馃嚫 USA

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#84

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#2,259

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馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

#80

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馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

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#100

in 2024

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#3,231

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馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#100

in 2025

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