Boys' name · since 1999
Edilson
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 185 babies named Edilson, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edilson is the #10154 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 185 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Edilson recorded 185 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #10154 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,154 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 185 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edilson ranks #13,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 185 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edilson's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edilson compares
185 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Edilson's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edilson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edilson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edilson's full recorded timeline at 2013, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edilson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Edilson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (97 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Edilson's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Edilson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 97 births (52% of all-time use).
Edilson by state
Where Edilson concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 185 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edilson's data
- Edilson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edilsons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edilson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Edilson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.