US rank #10343 Boys' name Peak 2005 178 births

Edilson — #10343 US boys' name

178 babies named Edilson in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s972010s352020s41
#10343
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 27% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Edilson was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

15 babies were named Edilson in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edilson

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Edilson between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edilson currently holds the #10343 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edilson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Edilson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Edilson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edilson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 178 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Edilson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

178

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2005

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,343

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Edilson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20242021201820132007200420011999 5

Edilson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 54% of Edilson's all-time total
1990s52000s972010s352020s41

Edilson by state

Where Edilson concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Edilson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.8%
California share of Edilson's total US births 2.8%

5 of 178 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edilson?
178 babies have been named Edilson since 1999. It currently ranks #10343 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 15 births.
When was Edilson most popular?
Edilson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Edilson most popular?
The top states for the name Edilson are California (5 births).
How long has the name Edilson been used?
Edilson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Edilson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edison, Edin, Edith, Edilberto, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.