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Maddisyn

Girl name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Maddisyn: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2011.

With roots in Welsh, Maddisyn is a modern, phonetic spelling of Madison, which itself began as a surname meaning “son of Maud” or “son of Maddy,” Maud being a medieval feminine form of Matthew. Made famous by James Madison, the fourth U.S. president and a principal author of the Constitution, the name gained modern popularity through the 1984 film *Splash*. It also shares its etymological heritage with the Scottish town of Maddiston in Falkirk, though that place name likely derives from a different root. This spelling with a ‘y’ and doubled ‘d’ emerged in the 2000s, reflecting a broader trend of personalising traditional names to make them distinct while keeping the familiar, lively sound of the original Madison.