Edson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ED-sun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #1,728 for boys
Edson is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,728th for boys in the US (94 babies).
What does Edson mean?
English: English surname; also used in Brazil after Edison
Pelé, the Brazilian footballer, was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento and named after inventor Thomas Edison.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Edson a girl's or a boy's name?
Edson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 94 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Edson in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Edson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Edson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Edson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,728among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 94 boys in the US were named Edson, making it the 1,728th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,743rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 121 boys.
Half of all the boys named Edson in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Edson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #1,728 |
| 2024 | 89 | #1,820 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,518 |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,523 |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,852 |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,743 |
| 2019 | 121 | #1,441 |
| 2018 | 86 | #1,777 |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,746 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,184 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,652 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 89 | #1,700 |
| 2006 | 111 | #1,413 |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,533 |
| 2004 | 81 | #1,601 |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,558 |
| 2002 | 110 | #1,233 |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,353 |
| 2000 | 93 | #1,358 |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,621 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,335 |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,260 |
| 1996 | 69 | #1,462 |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,522 |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,768 |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,507 |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,726 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,700 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,538 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,804 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,313 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,374 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,978 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,098 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,429 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,878 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,500 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,816 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,598 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,556 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,405 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,255 |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,430 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,946 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,411 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,489 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,476 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,417 |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,494 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,498 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,770 |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,509 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,589 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,378 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,407 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,466 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,355 |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,213 |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,222 |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,226 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,323 |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,247 |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,342 |
| 1917 | 48 | #919 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,206 |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,003 |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,049 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,174 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,037 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #825 |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #687 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 5 | #942 |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Nicknames for Edson
Names like Edson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Edson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/edson, updated 20 October 2026.