Given name & surname
Edson
“son of Edward”
Edson is a variant of Edison. One English interpretation is “son of Edward.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edson is a variant of Edison. One English interpretation is “son of Edward.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Edson is a variant of Edison. An origin associated with Edison is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Edson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Ed.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,692
- 4,692 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 121 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #1,735 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,735 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 121 in 2019. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,491 as a first name in 2020; 3,788 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edson’s family of names
In English usage, Edson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Ed. Edson has a related form in Edison.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Edson
- PeléBrazilian footballer (1940–2022)
- Edson ÁlvarezMexican association football playerborn 1997
- Edson BraafheidDutch association football player (born 1983)
- Edson BuddleAmerican soccer playerborn 1981
- Edson PuchChilean footballerborn 1986
- Edson TavaresBrazilian association football player and managerborn 1956
- EdsonBrazilian association football player (born 1962)
- GarçaBrazilian association football playerborn 1967
- Edson AraújoBrazilian association football playerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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