Masculine dossier · first seen 1891
Edison
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
522
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Edison
How many people are named Edison?
An estimated 9,719 living Americans are named Edison.
How rare is Edison?
Edison is uncommon among babies today, with 276 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 47.1% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Edison?
The median age of a living American named Edison is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 24 years old.
Is Edison still popular?
Not especially. Edison has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 276 births in 2025.
Where is Edison most common?
Edison has its strongest geographic signal in Arizona, where it appears 25.1× more often than the national baseline.
1891Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
47.1%
2025
276
All-time
12,522
Where it lives now
Edison is most concentrated in Arizona — about 18.6× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Edison is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.