Meaning of the nameEdson

Edson is a male name of English origin, from a surname formed with the suffix -son: 'son of Ed', according to Wiktionary.

Meaning

“son of Ed; for Behind the Name, 'son of Eda' or 'son of Adam'”

Source: Wiktionary: Edson · Behind the Name: Edison

People (2022): 391,040
Rank in Brazil: #71
Median age: 46 years
2010 Census: 431,543; people

Edson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (102,156 people).

1,194 women 389,846 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Edson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Edson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	103,290	0.233%
Minas Gerais	39,276	0.191%
Bahia	30,702	0.217%
Rio de Janeiro	29,548	0.184%
Paraná	27,905	0.244%
Pernambuco	19,942	0.220%
Santa Catarina	18,262	0.240%
Rio Grande do Sul	16,956	0.156%
Pará	13,627	0.168%
Goiás	12,226	0.173%
Maranhão	8,712	0.129%
Mato Grosso	7,504	0.205%
Ceará	7,214	0.082%
Espírito Santo	6,926	0.181%
Paraíba	6,667	0.168%
Mato Grosso do Sul	6,123	0.222%
Alagoas	5,696	0.182%
Rio Grande do Norte	5,363	0.162%
Amazonas	5,133	0.130%
Distrito Federal	4,370	0.155%
Sergipe	4,103	0.186%
Piauí	3,430	0.105%
Rondônia	3,179	0.201%
Tocantins	2,109	0.140%
Amapá	1,023	0.139%
Acre	910	0.110%
Roraima	844	0.133%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Edson

Wiktionary explains the English Edson as Ed + -son, a surname originally given to the son of a man named Ed and later used as a first name. Behind the Name treats it as a variant of the English surname Edison, which it interprets as 'son of Eda' or 'son of Adam', and records its use in Brazilian Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 391,040 people named Edson, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, the name is most common in Paraná.

Sources

Wiktionary: Edson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Edson · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Edison · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Edson

What does the name Edson mean?

Edson means “son of Ed; for Behind the Name, 'son of Eda' or 'son of Adam'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Edson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 391,040 people with the first name Edson, which ranks it number 71 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Edson a boy's or a girl's name?

Edson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,194 women and 389,846 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Edson?

Edson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Edson most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.244% of the state's population is named Edson (27,905 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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