Given name & surname
Edison
“son of Edward”
Edison is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “son of Edward.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “son of Edward.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,738
- 12,522 boys · 216 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 554 babies
- 2025
- 276
- #870 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 276 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 870 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 522 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,547 as a first name in 2020; 3,804 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edison’s family of names
Edison has a related form in Edson. Edison has a related form in Eddis. Edison has a related form in Eddys.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Edison has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Edison
- Edison FloresPeruvian association football playerborn 1994
- Edison ChenHong Kong singer, actor, and fashion designerborn 1980
- Edison DenisovSoviet and Russian composer (1929–1996)
- Edison MirandaColombian boxerborn 1981
- Edison PettitAmerican astronomer (1889–1962)
- Edison LobãoBrazilian politicianborn 1936
- Edison JamesPrime Minister of Dominicaborn 1943
- TarabaiBrazilian association football playerborn 1985
- Edison SuárezUruguayan footballerborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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