Edison has been given to about 12,738 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.
Edison ranks 870th among American boys in 2025, with 276 born that year. Its best year was 2018, when 554 babies were given the name, ranking 538th. The typical living American called Edison is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.