Edison

Given to 12,738 US babies since 1891

▼ Falling −37% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#867
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
276
boys 276
Peak year
2018
522 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
12,738
since 1891

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Edison was most popular in 2018, when 522 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 276 babies were named Edison, ranking #867 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.00.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Edison was most popular in 2018, when 522 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 276 babies were named Edison, ranking #867 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.00.10.20.30.41880192019602000Peak 2018

Edison was most popular in 2018, when 522 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 276 babies were named Edison, ranking #867 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 276 867
2024 9 10271 302 826
2023 11 8989 297 823
2022 13 8032 347 741
2021 21 5748 452 616
2020 17 6629 458 599
2019 13 8138 466 594
2018 32 4357 522 538
2017 14 7840 495 555
2016 11 9411 481 576
2015 10 10148 420 635
2014 10 10129 361 692
2013 10 10235 366 661
2012 13 8632 304 751
2011 12 9150 292 768
2010 7 13448 229 894
2009 8 12429 194 1011
2008 <5 — 182 1041
2007 <5 — 202 971
2006 <5 — 195 954
2005 <5 — 171 1003
2004 <5 — 159 1029
2003 5 15784 145 1069
2002 <5 — 123 1154
2001 <5 — 106 1254
2000 <5 — 78 1541
1999 <5 — 76 1489
1998 <5 — 82 1398
1997 <5 — 66 1550
1996 <5 — 62 1586
1995 <5 — 49 1782
1994 <5 — 53 1689
1993 <5 — 50 1721
1992 <5 — 62 1472
1991 <5 — 58 1502
1990 <5 — 52 1587
1989 <5 — 47 1658
1988 <5 — 67 1249
1987 <5 — 50 1439
1986 <5 — 44 1511
1985 <5 — 42 1544
1984 <5 — 35 1656
1983 <5 — 37 1594
1982 <5 — 32 1774
1981 <5 — 37 1602
1980 <5 — 30 1852
1979 <5 — 30 1833
1978 <5 — 35 1596
1977 <5 — 26 1904
1976 <5 — 29 1748
1975 <5 — 33 1559
1974 <5 — 44 1269
1973 <5 — 35 1435
1972 <5 — 28 1648
1971 <5 — 37 1400
1970 <5 — 40 1314
1969 <5 — 28 1526
1968 <5 — 35 1282
1967 <5 — 36 1253
1966 <5 — 47 1073
1965 <5 — 38 1233
1964 <5 — 51 1059
1963 <5 — 37 1279
1962 <5 — 53 1046
1961 <5 — 60 1001
1960 <5 — 49 1115
1959 <5 — 68 926
1958 <5 — 47 1114
1957 <5 — 43 1185
1956 <5 — 61 954
1955 <5 — 56 1002
1954 <5 — 54 1020
1953 <5 — 54 975
1952 <5 — 56 953
1951 <5 — 48 1017
1950 <5 — 56 918
1949 <5 — 47 1013
1948 <5 — 50 989
1947 <5 — 46 1064
1946 <5 — 45 1019
1945 <5 — 47 943
1944 <5 — 42 1004
1943 <5 — 49 956
1942 <5 — 48 958
1941 <5 — 53 870
1940 <5 — 43 982
1939 <5 — 43 954
1938 <5 — 43 963
1937 <5 — 40 1000
1936 <5 — 40 989
1935 <5 — 53 858
1934 <5 — 47 917
1933 <5 — 43 961
1932 <5 — 57 841
1931 <5 — 77 684
1930 <5 — 59 855
1929 <5 — 66 794
1928 <5 — 58 872
1927 <5 — 79 733
1926 <5 — 63 831
1925 <5 — 58 882
1924 <5 — 82 731
1923 <5 — 87 692
1922 <5 — 104 633
1921 <5 — 86 698
1920 <5 — 88 680
1919 <5 — 85 673
1918 <5 — 107 589
1917 <5 — 118 538
1916 <5 — 84 636
1915 <5 — 81 643
1914 <5 — 49 751
1913 <5 — 47 648
1912 <5 — 43 635
1911 <5 — 18 759
1910 <5 — 17 729
1909 <5 — 16 679
1908 <5 — 10 877
1907 <5 — 13 735
1906 <5 — 10 798
1905 <5 — 10 786
1904 <5 — 14 612
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — 14 583
1901 <5 — 7 858
1900 <5 — 5 1310
1899 <5 — 7 857
1898 <5 — 6 1002
1897 <5 — 12 615
1896 <5 — 7 900
1895 <5 — 5 1079
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 12 572
1892 <5 — 8 792
1891 <5 — 6 841

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Other spellings

Edson · 4,692 Eddison · 567

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Where Edison is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years