65%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈæd.ɪ.sən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname meaning "son of Adam". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sound to Madison. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAddysonDiminutivesAddie, Addy PopularityUS Animations·Details Last ranked #97 in 2023 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #48 in 2021 Canada Last ranked #288 in 2022 (f) #841 in 2021 (m) England and Wales Last ranked #92 in 2023 New Zealand Last ranked #62 in 2023 (f) #874 in 2009 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details modern wholesome strong refined Categories 2010s, A Song of Ice and Fire characters, derived from a surname, Desperate Housewives characters, Disney characters, ends in -son, Grey's Anatomy characters, Philip K. Dick characters, Squishmallows, surnames, ZOMBIES characters