Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Edson

#1,813 most common boys' name of all time · #4,383 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,813
Rank overall
#4,383 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
133 of 146
All-time
4,692
Since 2016
940
Peak year
2019 #1,441
Best rank
#664 1887
Girls Boys peak 121/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Edson is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 94 94 #1,732
2024 89 89 #1,821
2023 116 116 #1,519
2022 118 118 #1,525
2021 83 83 #1,854
2020 88 88 #1,745
2019 121 121 #1,441
2018 86 86 #1,779
2017 88 88 #1,750
2016 57 57 #2,308
2015 50 50 #2,488
2014 56 56 #2,317
2013 71 71 #1,943
2012 60 60 #2,188
2011 66 66 #2,038
2010 94 94 #1,653
2009 69 69 #2,015
2008 91 91 #1,680
2007 89 89 #1,702
2006 111 111 #1,413
2005 92 92 #1,537
2004 81 81 #1,606
2003 81 81 #1,564
2002 110 110 #1,238
2001 94 94 #1,357
2000 93 93 #1,362
1999 66 66 #1,626
1998 89 89 #1,338
1997 91 91 #1,267
1996 69 69 #1,466
1995 62 62 #1,530
1994 49 49 #1,774
1993 61 61 #1,514
1992 49 49 #1,733
1991 41 41 #1,897
1990 52 52 #1,588
1989 45 45 #1,707
1988 32 32 #1,993
1987 27 27 #2,175
1986 37 37 #1,699
1985 24 24 #2,229
1984 23 23 #2,239
1983 23 23 #2,219
1982 40 40 #1,540
1981 21 21 #2,343
1980 18 18 #2,625
1979 23 23 #2,166
1978 16 16 #2,687
1977 20 20 #2,275
1976 18 18 #2,424
1975 10 10 #3,446
1974 13 13 #2,810
1973 13 13 #2,734
1972 9 9 #3,366
1971 13 13 #2,695
1970 18 18 #2,136
1969 10 10 #2,884
1967 16 16 #1,980
1966 9 9 #2,804
1965 6 6 #3,555
1964 12 12 #2,430
1963 17 17 #1,973
1962 20 20 #1,813
1961 16 16 #2,080
1960 13 13 #2,326
1959 11 11 #2,546
1958 15 15 #2,108
1957 12 12 #2,390
1956 18 18 #1,892
1955 16 16 #1,984
1954 14 14 #2,131
1953 14 14 #2,103
1952 7 7 #3,116
1951 27 27 #1,434
1950 16 16 #1,885
1949 24 24 #1,508
1948 17 17 #1,822
1947 22 22 #1,605
1946 21 21 #1,565
1945 22 22 #1,419
1944 28 28 #1,261
1943 24 24 #1,440
1942 14 14 #1,956
1941 23 23 #1,419
1940 11 11 #2,197
1939 20 20 #1,497
1938 21 21 #1,481
1937 25 25 #1,350
1936 22 22 #1,426
1935 21 21 #1,505
1934 21 21 #1,507
1933 16 16 #1,785
1932 22 22 #1,514
1931 20 20 #1,598
1930 29 29 #1,338
1929 27 27 #1,381
1928 25 25 #1,485
1927 28 28 #1,410
1926 25 25 #1,471
1925 26 26 #1,459
1924 30 30 #1,359
1923 35 35 #1,218
1922 35 35 #1,230
1921 35 35 #1,236
1920 30 30 #1,331
1919 32 32 #1,249
1918 28 28 #1,348
1917 48 48 #924
1916 30 30 #1,217
1915 36 36 #1,070
1914 31 31 #1,009
1913 23 23 #1,056
1912 16 16 #1,190
1911 11 11 #1,072
1909 5 5 #1,489
1908 8 8 #1,056
1907 8 8 #1,027
1906 7 7 #1,044
1904 8 8 #907
1900 6 6 #1,205
1898 5 5 #1,170
1896 8 8 #857
1895 6 6 #1,004
1894 5 5 #1,120
1892 10 10 #727
1891 6 6 #894
1888 7 7 #859
1887 9 9 #664
1884 5 5 #1,006
1883 8 8 #700
1882 5 5 #982
1881 7 7 #752
1880 6 6 #859