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Edison

Edison means "English patronymic" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of Adam" (via "Edda's son")
Births by decade
1900s
99
1910s
649
1920s
771
1930s
501
1940s
470
1950s
543
1960s
434
1970s
338
1980s
420
1990s
610
2000s
1,568
2010s
3,031
Peaked in the 2010s · 9,434 total U.S. births since 1900