Edilson
Edílson is a Brazilian footballer.
Meaning & Origin of Edilson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edílson is a Brazilian footballer.
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The Story of Edilson
Edilson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 15 Edilsons were born — ranking #5,278 that year. As of 2026, Edilson ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 178 Edilsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Edilson
Edilson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 178 births in the dataset. Edilson's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #5,278. Use the chart and map above to compare Edilson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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