How Many People Are Named Edison?
people named Edison are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 33,957 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,738 babies named Edison in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
554 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which meant either "son of EDA (2)" or "son of ADAM". A famous bearer of the surname was the inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Edison, 2.1% were girls and 97.9% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 3.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Edison alive today is about 20 years old, and 80% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Edison first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 2018, to 554 babies. In 2025, 276 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Edison has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #538, in 1917 and 2018. In 2025 it ranked #870.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #870 |
| Best rank | #538 (1917 and 2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #647 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Edison alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Edison were born in California than in any other state: about 1,127 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Edison was given 3.2 times as often in New Mexico, 2.5 times in Minnesota and 2.1 times in New York.
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