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Edson

“Ed's son” — English origin

Boy's name · #1728 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Edson has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #631 (1887) · 4,692 babies named Edson all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Edsons

• Edson Braafheid — Dutch association football player (born 1983)
• Edson Álvarez — Mexican association football player
• Edson Buddle — American soccer player
• Edson Puch — Chilean footballer
• Edson Tavares — Brazilian association football player and manager

What Edsons become

Among 317 notable people named Edson:

Business leaders appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Edson Queiroz, Brazilian entrepreneur.

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