Girl's name
Addison
Say it AD-ih-sun
Hebrew origin from Adam, earth, man, soil, light brown
3 syllables
Where Addison is loved, common and rare
Common across Ontario, British Columbia and four more places. Rare in the UK, Ireland, Quebec and three more places.
1 in 596 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Ontario 85thBritish Columbia 88thScotland 146th
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Every place
In 14 of the 40 official lists, among them Ontario (85th), British Columbia (88th) and Scotland (146th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland state | 80th 2025 | 62 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 85th 2024 | 118 | about 1 in 462 |
| British Columbia province | 88th 2023 | 31 | about 1 in 386 |
| Victoria state | 96th 2025 | 67 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 96th 2025 | 16 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 100th 2025 | 38 | rank only |
| Scotland | 146th 2025 | 30 | 1 in 596 |
| England and Wales | 351st 2025 | 123 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Northern Ireland | 397th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Ireland | 544th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 3,521 |
| Quebec province | 669th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 4,334 |
| Switzerland | 1168th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 8,498 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, the Netherlands, Austria, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
Addison began as a surname meaning 'son of Adam', formed from a medieval pet form of Adam plus -son. The meaning of the Hebrew Adam is given as 'earth, man, soil, light brown', and Addison inherits that connection.
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Three syllables, said AD-ih-sun, with the stress on the first. Addie is the natural short form.
As a girls' name it is chiefly North American and Australian. It is a top-100 name in Queensland, Ontario and British Columbia, but rare in continental Europe. Canadian records show it peaking in 2009, and today it is declining in half of the regions where it is used, so it belongs to that period more than to the present.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AD-ih-sun, 3 syllables
- Meaning
- from Adam,
earth, man, soil, light brown
- Origin
- Hebrew
Etymology
A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 1 of 11 regions, falling in 7.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 638 | 464 | 465 | 496 | 372 | 303 | 288 | 281 | 326 | 351 |
| Scotland | 231 | 237 | 225 | 206 | 203 | 160 | 151 | 123 | 152 | 146 |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 239 | 313 | 263 | 246 | 223 | 147 | 142 | 192 | 397 |
| Ireland | 359 | 471 | 387 | 247 | 229 | 258 | 232 | 262 | 275 | 544 |
| Ontario | 46 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 58 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 85 | |
| British Columbia | 47 | 52 | 78 | 60 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 88 | ||
| Nova Scotia | 20 | |||||||||
| New South Wales | 68 | 78 | 92 | 85 | 69 | 71 | 97 | 92 | ||
| Victoria | 74 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 96 | |
| Queensland | 64 | 44 | 59 | 79 | 47 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 93 | 80 |
| South Australia | 46 | 63 | 61 | 86 | 41 | 71 | 61 | 96 | ||
| New Zealand | 56 | 58 | 81 | 68 | 58 | 78 | 92 | 67 | 100 | |
| Quebec | 730 | 707 | 927 | 813 | 720 | 584 | 652 | 612 | 669 | |
| France | 2573 | 3622 | 3591 | 3634 | 3608 | 3650 | 3366 |
England and Wales, 2000 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 351 | 123 | 48.6 |
| 2024 | 326 | 132 | 51.2 |
| 2023 | 281 | 160 | 62.4 |
| 2022 | 288 | 158 | 60.0 |
| 2021 | 303 | 155 | 56.6 |
| 2020 | 372 | 118 | 44.0 |
| 2019 | 496 | 83 | 29.6 |
| 2018 | 465 | 93 | 32.3 |
| 2017 | 464 | 95 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | 638 | 66 | 21.5 |
| 2015 | 735 | 53 | 17.2 |
| 2014 | 832 | 46 | 15.0 |
| 2013 | 784 | 49 | 15.9 |
| 2012 | 556 | 76 | 23.6 |
| 2011 | 594 | 68 | 21.2 |
| 2010 | 601 | 65 | 20.2 |
| 2009 | 664 | 55 | 17.6 |
| 2008 | 878 | 37 | 11.7 |
| 2007 | 1234 | 22 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 1862 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | 4598 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 2001 | 3262 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 3912 | 3 | 1.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Addison in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2013. First recorded in 1996. Her peak year there: 2009, at 564.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Addison per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2009 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Addison
1 in 215 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Addison. Same first letter as Addison.
1 in 208 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 542 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 542 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 1,320 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 365 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 108 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Addison. Same first letter as Addison.
1 in 338 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Addison.
1 in 942 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Addison.
Middle names for Addison
1 in 71 in Scotland
Addison Olivia
3-4 beats · initials AO
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Addison Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Addison Sophie
3-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Addison Grace
3-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Addison Emma
3-2 beats · initials AE
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Addison Anna
3-2 beats · initials AA
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Addison Mia
3-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Addison Alice
3-2 beats · initials AA
Changes the beat after Addison: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Addison
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 542 in Scotland
97% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 138 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 71 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 459 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 143 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 293 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 1,789 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
1 in 511 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Addison across countries and decades.
Famous people named Addison
Addison Rae and Addison Timlin.
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American singer (born 2000)
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American actress born 1991
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Addison
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Addison?
Her best rank is No. 80 in Queensland in 2025. She is in the published lists of 14 of our 40 regions.
What does Addison mean?
Addison takes her meaning from Adam: "earth, man, soil, light brown", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Addison?
AD-ih-sun, with 3 syllables.
Is Addison getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 1 of 11 regions, falling in 7.
Which sister names go with Addison?
The deck's top five sisters for Addison: Delilah, Abigail, Zara, Nevaeh and Piper. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.