How Many People Are Named Edson?
people named Edson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 95,738 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,692 babies named Edson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
121 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Edson in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Edson alive today is about 24 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Edson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2019, to 121 babies. In 2025, 94 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Edson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #645, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #1,735.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,735 |
| Best rank | #645 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,534 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Edson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Edson were born in California than in any other state: about 877 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Edson was given 3.5 times as often in California and 2.9 times in Texas.
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