Eddison vs Lawson
Eddison and Lawsoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Eddison was ranked #1132 and Lawson #857 among boys in England and Wales.
Eddison and Lawson over time
Eddison and Lawson appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Lawson held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eddison in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lawson reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eddison in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2024
Eddison held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lawson in 21.
Highest recorded here: Eddison #723 in 2020, Lawson #409 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eddison #1132, Lawson #857.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eddison | Lawson |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1132 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eddison has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lawson.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Eddison
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #2254 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #723 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1132 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Lawson
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys