Recorded 2009–2023 Boys' name Peak 2014 49 births

Edisson — boys' name

49 babies named Edisson in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s322020s11
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Edisson was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

8 babies were named Edisson in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edisson

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Edisson between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edisson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edisson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Edisson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edisson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Edisson at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

49

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2014

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Edisson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Edisson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 65% of Edisson's all-time total
2000s62010s322020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edisson?
49 babies have been named Edisson since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Edisson most popular?
Edisson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Edisson been used?
Edisson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Edisson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edison, Edin, Edith, Edilberto, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.