Edson

Where Edson comes from

From Ed + -son; originally given to the son of a man named Ed.
— Wiktionary's entry for Edson
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1887
    Peak, #631
    9 babies named Edson — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1889
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1983
    Edson Braafheid born
    Dutch association football player
  5. 1997
    Edson Álvarez born
    Mexican association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Edson Álvarez · Mexican association football player, born 1997
  • Edson Braafheid · Dutch association football player, born 1983
  • Edson Buddle · American soccer player, born 1981
  • Edson Puch · Chilean footballer, born 1986
  • Edson Tavares · Brazilian association football player and manager, born 1956

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.