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Madison vs Thaddeus

Madison and Thaddeuscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Madison was ranked #3688 and Thaddeus #2921 among boys in England and Wales.

Madison and Thaddeus over time

Madison and Thaddeus appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Madison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thaddeus in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Madison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thaddeus in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Madison and Thaddeus changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #3688 and #2921.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 19992024

    Madison held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Thaddeus in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Madison #1505 in 1999, Thaddeus #1875 in 2018.

    The order changed in 2013: Thaddeus moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2775 and #4432; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #3315.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Madison #3688, Thaddeus #2921.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Madison, Thaddeus
FieldMadisonThaddeus
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Madison has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Thaddeus.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Madison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1993

    First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1994–2023

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New Zealand, in 2001 (recorded 1994–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Thaddeus

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2021

    Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1967–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys