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Edison Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Edison?

The less frequently given name Edison was the 536th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #536 for the first time this year with 519 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Edison was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Approximately during the years 1906-1917, 1984-1988, 1995-2006, and 2008-2016 the name Edison took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Where is the name Edison popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

Edison's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Edison lately has risen.

The name Edison still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

*Mouse over the charts or scroll down to the table for data details.

 
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   Edison (Girl)Edison (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 32 4,349 519 536
2017 14 7,948 495 554
2016 11 9,573 480 577
2015 10 10,324 420 633
2014 10 10,346 361 692
2013 10 10,462 366 659
2012 13 8,774 304 750
2011 12 9,307 292 769
2010 7 13,877 229 894
2009 8 12,765 194 1,011
2008 < 5 -- 182 1,040
2007 < 5 -- 202 970
2006 < 5 -- 195 954
2005 < 5 -- 171 1,002
2004 < 5 -- 159 1,031
2003 5 16,489 145 1,067
2002 < 5 -- 123 1,157
2001 < 5 -- 106 1,256
2000 < 5 -- 78 1,543
1999 < 5 -- 76 1,493
1998 < 5 -- 82 1,398
1997 < 5 -- 66 1,554
1996 < 5 -- 62 1,590
1995 < 5 -- 49 1,785
1994 < 5 -- 53 1,694
1993 < 5 -- 50 1,727
1992 < 5 -- 62 1,476
1991 < 5 -- 58 1,507
1990 < 5 -- 52 1,596
1989 < 5 -- 47 1,662
1988 < 5 -- 67 1,249
1987 < 5 -- 49 1,470
1986 < 5 -- 44 1,512
1985 < 5 -- 42 1,551
1984 < 5 -- 35 1,664
1983 < 5 -- 37 1,608
1982 < 5 -- 32 1,787
1981 < 5 -- 37 1,610
1980 < 5 -- 30 1,872
1979 < 5 -- 30 1,842
1978 < 5 -- 35 1,603
1977 < 5 -- 26 1,919
1976 < 5 -- 29 1,758
1975 < 5 -- 33 1,568
1974 < 5 -- 44 1,273
1973 < 5 -- 35 1,444
1972 < 5 -- 28 1,659
1971 < 5 -- 37 1,406
1970 < 5 -- 41 1,300
1969 < 5 -- 28 1,535
1968 < 5 -- 35 1,290
1967 < 5 -- 36 1,259
1966 < 5 -- 47 1,077
1965 < 5 -- 38 1,243
1964 < 5 -- 51 1,061
1963 < 5 -- 37 1,286
1962 < 5 -- 53 1,047
1961 < 5 -- 60 1,009
1960 < 5 -- 49 1,120
1959 < 5 -- 68 932
1958 < 5 -- 47 1,121
1957 < 5 -- 43 1,187
1956 < 5 -- 61 958
1955 < 5 -- 56 1,003
1954 < 5 -- 54 1,020
1953 < 5 -- 54 981
1952 < 5 -- 55 964
1951 < 5 -- 49 1,008
1950 < 5 -- 56 922
1949 < 5 -- 47 1,015
1948 < 5 -- 50 992
1947 < 5 -- 46 1,067
1946 < 5 -- 45 1,021
1945 < 5 -- 47 943
1944 < 5 -- 42 1,008
1943 < 5 -- 49 962
1942 < 5 -- 48 960
1941 < 5 -- 53 873
1940 < 5 -- 43 983
1939 < 5 -- 43 958
1938 < 5 -- 43 969
1937 < 5 -- 39 1,024
1936 < 5 -- 41 979
1935 < 5 -- 52 873
1934 < 5 -- 47 920
1933 < 5 -- 43 963
1932 < 5 -- 57 845
1931 < 5 -- 77 684
1930 < 5 -- 59 859
1929 < 5 -- 66 797
1928 < 5 -- 58 876
1927 < 5 -- 79 736
1926 < 5 -- 63 835
1925 < 5 -- 58 884
1924 < 5 -- 82 733
1923 < 5 -- 87 695
1922 < 5 -- 104 634
1921 < 5 -- 86 698
1920 < 5 -- 88 681
1919 < 5 -- 85 674
1918 < 5 -- 107 590
1917 < 5 -- 118 538
1916 < 5 -- 84 636
1915 < 5 -- 81 644
1914 < 5 -- 49 756
1913 < 5 -- 47 654
1912 < 5 -- 43 636
1911 < 5 -- 18 763
1910 < 5 -- 17 733
1909 < 5 -- 16 691
1908 < 5 -- 10 902
1907 < 5 -- 13 750
1906 < 5 -- 10 808
1905 < 5 -- 10 801
1904 < 5 -- 14 621
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- 14 595
1901 < 5 -- 7 882
1900 < 5 -- 5 1,365
1899 < 5 -- 7 878
1898 < 5 -- 6 1,037
1897 < 5 -- 12 624
1896 < 5 -- 7 920
1895 < 5 -- 5 1,126
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- 12 582
1892 < 5 -- 8 815
1891 < 5 -- 6 873
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.