Addison
AD-uh-sun
Average rank #201 across 7 countries
Etymology
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.
Popularity
How popular is Addison?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
#351
in 2025
#1,798
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#146
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#544
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
#84
in 2025
#2,259
in 2025
馃嚘馃嚭 Australia
#80
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#100
in 2024
#3,231
in 2024
馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
#100
in 2025
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