Edinson
Edinson is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer Édinson Rentería, Colombian baseball player Edinson Vólquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
Meaning & Origin of Edinson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edinson is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer Édinson Rentería, Colombian baseball player Edinson Vólquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
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The Story of Edinson
Edinson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 20 Edinsons were born — ranking #4,709 that year. As of 2026, Edinson ranks #5,061 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 292 Edinsons 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 Edinson
Edinson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 292 births in the dataset. Edinson's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #4,709. Use the chart and map above to compare Edinson'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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