Edson

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Edson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Edson: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,401 in 2006, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1401highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2020
1997	#2859
1999	#1664
2001	#3134
2002	#3225
2003	#3467
2004	#3009
2005	#2418
2006	#1401
2007	#3589
2009	#3227
2010	#3865
2011	#3830
2012	#2458
2013	#3822
2014	#3895
2016	#4810
2017	#4812
2019	#4702
2020	#4608
2021	#3451
2022	#4789
2023	#4991
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1401 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Edson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Edson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	15	3 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	42	8 of 10	5
2010s	33	8 of 10	4
2020s	18	5 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Edson appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1401 in England and Wales in 2006.

Edson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#4702	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1401	14	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,401, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2006.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2006Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

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Edson and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Edson without appearing here.

Edson moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3227 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3822 and #4685.
Espen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4107 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Edson

Hunter Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1401 and #1643 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3589 and #926.
Gunnar Compare
In 2015 they stood at #3895 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4810 and #2556.
Theodor Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1401 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3589 and #1440.
Hans Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3822 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #1819.

Moved the opposite way to Edson

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Edson

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Edson went from #2020 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1401 in England and Wales in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Edson

Edson at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Edson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Edson appears in

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Edson at a glance

Edson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Edson and the names beside it

Edson moved ahead of

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