Edison
Notable people with the name Edison include:
Meaning & Origin of Edison
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people with the name Edison include:
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The Story of Edison
Edison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1891, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 522 Edisons were born — ranking #538 that year. As of 2026, Edison ranks #936 for baby boys with 244 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 13K Edisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Edison
Edison is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Edison's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #538. Use the chart and map above to compare Edison's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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