Globally, エジソン (Ejison 
, エジソン , Édson 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename エジソン is characteristic of Japan, where it is a very rare masculine name, Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare unisex name, and Brazil, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Japan, India, and Nigeria. Very seldom, エジソン is the last name as well as the forename.