How rare is the name Edson?

5,491 people in the United States have the first name Edson, about 1 in 55,005. It ranks #3,700 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

EDSON

#3,700

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,491
About
1 in 55,005
This common or more
82.9%
Who bears it

Of the 5,491 people named Edson, 58.7% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% as White and 11.6% as Black. Virtually all are male (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Edson peaked in 2019, when 121 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18802025
Peak year
2019
Births that year
121
In 2025*
94 ▼22%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 4,692 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Edson by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #1,755. The largest share of babies named Edson, 29.3%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1880s#1,75547
1890s#2,35640
1900s#2,85242
1910s#2,293255
1920s#2,691296
1930s#2,962217
1940s#3,330206
1950s#4,665150
1960s#5,870119
1970s#6,338153
1980s#4,952290
1990s#3,653629
2000s#3,562911
2010s#4,276749
2020s#3,601588
Before 19012%
Greatest Generation 1901–2711.4%
Silent Generation 1928–458.3%
Baby boom 1946–646.6%
Generation X 1965–804.5%
Millennials 1981–9614%
Generation Z 1997–1229.3%
2013 and later23.8%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Edson is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Edson has been most common in California (4.6×), Texas (3.7×), and Utah (2.3×), and least common in Illinois (0.69×).

1,941 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Edson

1 other first name also has 5,491 people.

#3,700 Alix · 5,491

Either side of Edson

#3,699 Yehuda · 5,492#3,700 Alix · 5,491#3,702 Hadassah · 5,485#3,703 Kacy · 5,483

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Edson, most common first.

#2,257 Edison · 11,547

Also a last name

As a last name, Edson ranks #8,367 of 156,621, with 3,788 people. See Edson as a last name

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