Is Edison a boy or girl name?
Edison is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 300 boys were named Edison, so 2.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 12,460 US babies named Edison were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #827
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,473
- Babies named Edison since 1891
- 12,460
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 554 babies
Boys and girls named Edison, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 649 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 771 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 502 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 470 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 543 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 421 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 610 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,555 | 13 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 3,936 | 132 | 3.2% |
| 2020s | 1,854 | 71 | 3.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 300 | #827 | 9 | #10,473 |
| 2023 | 297 | #823 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2022 | 347 | #742 | 13 | #8,155 |
| 2021 | 452 | #615 | 21 | #5,800 |
| 2020 | 458 | #599 | 17 | #6,713 |
| 2019 | 466 | #594 | 13 | #8,247 |
| 2018 | 522 | #538 | 32 | #4,378 |
| 2017 | 495 | #555 | 14 | #7,966 |
| 2016 | 481 | #575 | 11 | #9,593 |
| 2015 | 420 | #635 | 10 | #10,339 |
| 2014 | 361 | #693 | 10 | #10,359 |
| 2013 | 366 | #661 | 10 | #10,475 |
| 2012 | 304 | #752 | 13 | #8,778 |
| 2011 | 292 | #769 | 12 | #9,313 |
| 2010 | 229 | #894 | 7 | #13,886 |
| 2009 | 194 | #1,012 | 8 | #12,776 |
| 2008 | 182 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 202 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 195 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 171 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 159 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 145 | #1,069 | 5 | #16,495 |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 76 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 62 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 60 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 68 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 61 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 56 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 54 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 54 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 56 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 56 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 50 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 45 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 47 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 49 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 48 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 53 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 43 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 43 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 43 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 40 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 40 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 53 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 47 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 43 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 57 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 77 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 59 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 66 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 58 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 63 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 58 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 82 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 87 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 104 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 86 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 88 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 85 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 107 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 118 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 84 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 81 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 49 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 47 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 43 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #873 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Edison reached #538 in 1917. As a girl name, it reached #4,378 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Edison
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.