Eddison
Son of Eddy, derived from the Old English name Edmund.
Name Census estimates that about 538 living Americans carry the first name Eddison. It is a predominantly male name (93.4% of registrations). The average person named Eddison today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eddison births was 2016 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eddison. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eddison with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
538
~ 1 in 637,090 Americans
Peak year
2016
34 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,730
Tracked since 1947
Census
Eddison in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 649 people with the first name Eddison, which placed it at #17,134 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,134
National first-name rank
People counted
649
649 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
29.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eddison
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eddison is Hispanic at 29.6%. The next largest groups are White (28.4%) and Black (24.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eddison described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eddison at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino29.6% · 192
- White28.4% · 184
- Black or African American24.3% · 158
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.2% · 66
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.9% · 32
- Two or more races2.6% · 17
Gender
Gender distribution for Eddison
Eddison leans heavily male at 93.4% of total registrations, but 36 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Eddison as a male name
- Ranked #4,730 in 2024
- 21 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (34 births)
Eddison as a female name
- Ranked #13,906 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2018 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eddison leans strongly male. 607 people counted with this name were male (94.1%), compared with 38 female bearers (5.9%).
Popularity
Eddison: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eddison from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 262 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Eddison remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eddison by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eddison during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eddisons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Minnesota recorded the most babies named Eddison, while Florida, Minnesota, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eddison
The name Eddison is an English given name derived from the Old English personal name Edmund, which is composed of the elements "ead" meaning prosperity or riches, and "mund" meaning protection. It emerged as a variant spelling during the late 19th century.
The name Edmund has a long and storied history, with its earliest known usage dating back to the 9th century. It was a popular name among the Anglo-Saxon nobility and royalty, with several kings bearing the name, including Edmund the Elder (reigned 939-946) and Edmund Ironside (reigned 1016).
One of the earliest recorded instances of the variant spelling "Eddison" can be found in the name of the American inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Edison is widely credited with developing many groundbreaking inventions, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.
Another notable figure with the name Eddison was Eddison Tollett (1927-2008), an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. He was a respected figure in the bebop and hard bop movements of the 1940s and 1950s.
In the realm of literature, Eddison Hendon was the name of a fictional character in Mark Twain's novel "The Prince and the Pauper" (1881). The character was a wealthy young nobleman who switched places with a pauper named Tom Canty, leading to a series of adventures and misunderstandings.
Eddison Raff (1883-1961) was an English artist and illustrator best known for his contributions to the famous Beatrix Potter books, including "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin" and "The Tale of Mr. Tod".
Lastly, Eddison Tolbert (1900-1984) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of the Air Force under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1957 to 1959, playing a pivotal role in the development of the United States Air Force.
People
Eddison + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eddison as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eddison: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eddison?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 538 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eddison going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 637,090 US residents.
Is Eddison a common name?
We classify Eddison as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 545 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eddison most popular?
The single biggest year for Eddison was 2016, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eddison is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eddison in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 649 people with the name Eddison, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,134 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eddison in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eddison?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eddison leans strongly male. 607 people counted with this name were male (94.1%), compared with 38 female bearers (5.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eddison?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eddison is Hispanic at 29.6%. The next largest groups are White (28.4%) and Black (24.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eddison most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eddison in the 2020 Census, accounting for 29.6% (192 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eddison in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eddison a male name?
Yes, 93.4% of people registered as Eddison in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eddison still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eddison in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eddison can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Eddison?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.