64%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. AD-i-sən [key·IPA] 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 #71 in 2022 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #62 in 2019 Canada Last ranked #303 in 2021 (f) #841 in 2021 (m) England and Wales Last ranked #78 in 2022 New Zealand Last ranked #54 in 2022 (f) #873 in 2009 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details modern wholesome strong Categories 2010s, A Song of Ice and Fire characters, derived from a surname, Desperate Housewives characters, Disney characters, ends in -son, Philip K. Dick characters, surnames, trendy, ZOMBIES characters