# Edson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/edson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,692 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,692 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 108, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ed + -son; originally given to the son of a man named Ed.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66 | 2,042 |
| 2012 | 60 | 2,187 |
| 2013 | 71 | 1,944 |
| 2014 | 56 | 2,322 |
| 2015 | 50 | 2,496 |
| 2016 | 57 | 2,311 |
| 2017 | 88 | 1,750 |
| 2018 | 86 | 1,779 |
| 2019 | 121 | 1,443 |
| 2020 | 88 | 1,751 |
| 2021 | 83 | 1,856 |
| 2022 | 118 | 1,525 |
| 2023 | 116 | 1,519 |
| 2024 | 89 | 1,825 |
| 2025 | 94 | 1,735 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |

## People named Edson

- Edson Braafheid, Dutch association football player (born 1983)
- Edson Buddle, American soccer player
- Edson Tavares, Brazilian association football player and manager
- Edson Puch, Chilean footballer
- Edson Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Edson Aparecido de Souza, Brazilian association football player (born 1962)
- Edson Araújo, Brazilian association football player
- Edson Nobre, Angolan footballer
- Édson Boaro, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Edson dos Santos Reis, Brazilian association football player
- Edson Barboza, Brazilian martial artist
- Edson Bispo dos Santos, Brazilian basketball player and basketball coach (1935–2011)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.