Edison
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #10,271 · #867 for boys in 2025, 276 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 522 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,522since 1891
Edison over time
Rank among boys' names. Edison has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #867 | 276 | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #826 | 302 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #823 | 297 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #741 | 347 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #616 | 452 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #599 | 458 |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | #594 | 466 |
| 2018 | #4,357 | 32 | #538 | 522 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #555 | 495 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #576 | 481 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #635 | 420 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #692 | 361 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #661 | 366 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #751 | 304 |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | #768 | 292 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #894 | 229 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #1,011 | 194 |
| 2008 | — | #1,041 | 182 | |
| 2007 | — | #971 | 202 | |
| 2006 | — | #954 | 195 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,003 | 171 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,029 | 159 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #1,069 | 145 |
| 2002 | — | #1,154 | 123 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,254 | 106 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,541 | 78 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,489 | 76 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,398 | 82 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,550 | 66 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,586 | 62 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,782 | 49 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,689 | 53 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,721 | 50 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,472 | 62 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,502 | 58 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,587 | 52 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,658 | 47 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,249 | 67 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,439 | 50 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,511 | 44 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,544 | 42 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,656 | 35 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,594 | 37 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,774 | 32 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,602 | 37 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,852 | 30 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,833 | 30 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,596 | 35 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,904 | 26 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,748 | 29 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,559 | 33 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,269 | 44 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,435 | 35 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,648 | 28 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,400 | 37 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,314 | 40 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,526 | 28 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,282 | 35 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,253 | 36 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,073 | 47 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,233 | 38 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,059 | 51 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,279 | 37 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,046 | 53 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,001 | 60 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,115 | 49 | |
| 1959 | — | #926 | 68 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,114 | 47 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,185 | 43 | |
| 1956 | — | #954 | 61 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,002 | 56 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,020 | 54 | |
| 1953 | — | #975 | 54 | |
| 1952 | — | #953 | 56 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,017 | 48 | |
| 1950 | — | #918 | 56 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,013 | 47 | |
| 1948 | — | #989 | 50 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,064 | 46 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,019 | 45 | |
| 1945 | — | #943 | 47 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,004 | 42 | |
| 1943 | — | #956 | 49 | |
| 1942 | — | #958 | 48 | |
| 1941 | — | #870 | 53 | |
| 1940 | — | #982 | 43 | |
| 1939 | — | #954 | 43 | |
| 1938 | — | #963 | 43 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,000 | 40 | |
| 1936 | — | #989 | 40 | |
| 1935 | — | #858 | 53 | |
| 1934 | — | #917 | 47 | |
| 1933 | — | #961 | 43 | |
| 1932 | — | #841 | 57 | |
| 1931 | — | #684 | 77 | |
| 1930 | — | #855 | 59 | |
| 1929 | — | #794 | 66 | |
| 1928 | — | #872 | 58 | |
| 1927 | — | #733 | 79 | |
| 1926 | — | #831 | 63 | |
| 1925 | — | #882 | 58 | |
| 1924 | — | #731 | 82 | |
| 1923 | — | #692 | 87 | |
| 1922 | — | #633 | 104 | |
| 1921 | — | #698 | 86 | |
| 1920 | — | #680 | 88 | |
| 1919 | — | #673 | 85 | |
| 1918 | — | #589 | 107 | |
| 1917 | — | #538 | 118 | |
| 1916 | — | #636 | 84 | |
| 1915 | — | #643 | 81 | |
| 1914 | — | #751 | 49 | |
| 1913 | — | #648 | 47 | |
| 1912 | — | #635 | 43 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Edison! It came in at #841, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1895, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Edison is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#247 · 1 in 693
- Wisconsin#365 · 1 in 1,682
- Minnesota#404 · 1 in 1,846
- Michigan#510 · 1 in 2,510
- Washington#599 · 1 in 2,878
Best ever in a state: #95 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #247 | 5 | 1 in 693 |
| Wisconsin | #365 | 14 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Minnesota | #404 | 13 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Michigan | #510 | 16 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Washington | #599 | 11 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Tennessee | #649 | 10 | 1 in 3,573 |
| Virginia | #667 | 10 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Florida | #738 | 20 | 1 in 4,711 |
| Texas | #776 | 36 | 1 in 4,928 |
| Indiana | #782 | 7 | 1 in 4,515 |
| Pennsylvania | #788 | 10 | 1 in 5,202 |
| Colorado | #801 | 5 | 1 in 4,963 |
| Illinois | #803 | 10 | 1 in 5,016 |
| Ohio | #806 | 10 | 1 in 5,248 |
| California | #809 | 31 | 1 in 5,802 |
| New York | #872 | 15 | 1 in 5,718 |
| Georgia | #908 | 9 | 1 in 5,599 |
| North Carolina | #1,121 | 6 | 1 in 8,454 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Edison
- 41 spots since 2024 (#826 → #867)
- 268 spots since 2020 (#599 → #867)
- 232 spots since 2015 (#635 → #867)
- Biggest jump: 452 spots in 1901 (#1,310 → #858)
- Biggest drop: 453 spots in 1900 (#857 → #1,310)
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 2018 at #538 (522 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1904–1943
- Highest: 1 in 3,479 boys born in 2018 were named Edison (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,189 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 31.4% of all boys named Edison (3,936) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 63 | #572 (1893) | #832 |
| 1900s | 99 | #583 (1902) | #804 |
| 1910s | 649 | #538 (1917) | #660 |
| 1920s | 771 | #633 (1922) | #755 |
| 1930s | 502 | #684 (1931) | #902 |
| 1940s | 470 | #870 (1941) | #980 |
| 1950s | 543 | #918 (1950) | #1,006 |
| 1960s | 434 | #1,001 (1961) | #1,187 |
| 1970s | 337 | #1,269 (1974) | #1,571 |
| 1980s | 421 | #1,249 (1988) | #1,588 |
| 1990s | 610 | #1,398 (1998) | #1,578 |
| 2000s | 1,555 | #954 (2006) | #1,103 |
| 2010s | 3,936 | #538 (2018) | #666 |
| 2020s | 2,132 | #599 (2020) | #745 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Edison in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 145,871 of them was named Edison, which outranked 49.0% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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- #8,486Zillah12
- #8,486Zirachi12
- #8,989Edison11
- #8,989Aaniya11
- #8,989Aaryahi11
- #8,989Aashna11
- #9,616Aadhyareddy10
- #9,616Aairah10
- #9,616Aasha10
Tied with 626 names at #8,989; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 5,760 of them was named Edison, which outranked 94.2% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).