Edison is a boy's name of English origin meaning “son of Edward.” In 2024 it was given to 300 boys in the United States.
Edison belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “son of Edward” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Edison first appears in Social Security records in 1891. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #538 in 1917, and in 2024 300 babies received the name — 12,244 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Edison means “son of Edward” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Edison is a boy name. In 2024, 300 babies received the name in the US.
Edison comes from the English & American tradition.
Edison first appears in US records in 1891. Its best-ever ranking was #538 in 1917, and 300 babies were given the name in 2024.
Edison is pronounced /ˈɛd.ɪ.sən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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