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Edson

OriginEnglish
Meaning"son of Edith or Adam"
GenderBoy
US Rank#924

Top 1000

NB Rank#1696

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About Edson

Variation of Edison

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#1,500#2,000#2,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,3225629.2
2015#2,4965026.1
2016#2,3115730
2017#1,7498847.5
2018#1,7798647.4
2019#1,44312167.4
2020#1,7518851
2021#1,8558347.4
2022#1,52511867.6
2023#1,51811667.8
2024#1,8338851.1
2025#1,7359455
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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#735❄️ Unique#1696🫐 Nameberry

Famous Edsons

  • Edson Buddle

    American soccer player

  • Edson Arantes do Nascimento

    birth name of Pele, Brazilian soccer player

  • Edson Stroll

    American actor

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