Boys' name · since 1891
Edison
Edison has 12,522 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,522
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edison is the #867 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 12,522 recorded since 1891.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edison has been recorded 12,522 times among boys since 1891, currently ranked #867 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #1,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #867 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,522 born since 1891
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edison ranks #1,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #867 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,522 born since 1891, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,522
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Edison's 12,522 recorded births place it above 97.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Edison compares
12,522 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Edison's all-time total is 34x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,522 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 522 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edison splits its recorded history at 1959: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 522 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edison popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 522
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Edison popularity over time - girls
216 total births recorded since 2003 (Edison as girls' name)
Edison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,936 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Edison's strongest decade.
3,936 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Edison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 63
1890s
63 births
- 1900s 99
1900s
99 births
- 1910s 649
1910s
649 births
- 1920s 771
1920s
771 births
- 1930s 502
1930s
502 births
- 1940s 470
1940s
470 births
- 1950s 543
1950s
543 births
- 1960s 434
1960s
434 births
- 1970s 337
1970s
337 births
- 1980s 421
1980s
421 births
- 1990s 610
1990s
610 births
- 2000s 1,555
2000s
1,555 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,936 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,936 births (31% of all-time use).
How Edison 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 Edison's total volume
Edison by state
Where Edison concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,147 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,107 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 575 | 4.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 440 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 407 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 346 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 335 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 288 | 2.3% |
1,147 of 12,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Edison appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Edison's data
- Edison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,936 total births) through the 2020s (2,132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edisons (1,147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Edison 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.