Edinson
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 18 babies a year in the US.
Edinson by the numbers
Edinson was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Edinson
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Edinson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Edisonson of Edward; prosperity and protection507 in the US (2017)
- Edsonson of ed; ed means wealthy guardian88 in the US (2017)
- Eddisonson of Eddi; a form of Edison or Addison33 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ericsonson of Erik; ever powerful ruler21 in the US (2017)
- Eriksoneternal ruler's son; patronymic form of Erik16 in the US (2017)
- Eliasonmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah8 in the US (2017)
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