Unisex name · since 1947
Eddison
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 531 babies named Eddison, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 531
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eddison currently ranks #4564 among unisex names in America, with 531 babies recorded since 1947.
Eddison has 531 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4564 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #7,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,564 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 531 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eddison ranks #7,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,564 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 531 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 531
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eddison's 531 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Eddison compares
531 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eddison's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eddison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 531 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eddison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eddison's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eddison popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Eddison popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 2016 (Eddison as girls' name)
Eddison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Eddison's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Eddison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (46% of all-time use).
How Eddison compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eddison's total volume
Eddison by state
Where Eddison concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Eddison's data
- Eddison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (244 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eddisons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eddison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eddison draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.