Edson has been given to about 4,692 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2019, when 121 babies were given the name, ranking 1443rd. The typical living American called Edson is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.