Boys' name · since 1977
Edon
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Edon, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,280 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,554 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
224 babies have been named Edon since 1977, making it today's #6554 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Edon recorded 224 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #6554 nationally today, ahead of 53% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #12,280 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,554 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 224 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edon ranks #12,280 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,554 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 224 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,280 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,554 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edon's 224 recorded births place it above 72.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Edon compares
224 40th 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
Edon's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 224 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edon's full recorded timeline at 2009, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Edon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (84 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Edon's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Edon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 84 births (38% of all-time use).
Edon by state
Where Edon concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 7.6% |
17 of 224 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edon's data
- Edon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Edons (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Edon: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Edon 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.