Ederson
A Portuguese masculine name derived from Edward, meaning "wealthy guardian".
Name Census estimates that about 248 living Americans carry the first name Ederson. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ederson today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ederson births was 2024 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ederson. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ederson with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
248
~ 1 in 1,382,074 Americans
Peak year
2024
63 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,261
Tracked since 2008
Census
Ederson in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 234 people with the first name Ederson, which placed it at #34,758 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,758
National first-name rank
People counted
234
234 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
49.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ederson
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ederson is Hispanic at 49.1%. The next largest groups are White (24.4%) and Black (21.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ederson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ederson at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino49.1% · 115
- White24.4% · 57
- Black or African American21.8% · 51
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.3% · 10
- Two or more races0.4% · 1
Popularity
Ederson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ederson from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 184 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ederson by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ederson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edersons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Ederson, while Georgia, Florida, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ederson
Ederson is a masculine given name of Portuguese origin, derived from the Germanic name Eadric, which itself is composed of the elements "ead" meaning "rich" or "blessed" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power." The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Portugal and other regions influenced by Portuguese culture and language.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Ederson date back to the 13th century, when it was used by members of the Portuguese nobility and upper classes. One of the first notable individuals with this name was Ederson de Sousa, a Portuguese knight who fought in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the 13th century.
In the 15th century, during the Age of Discovery, the name gained further prominence as Portuguese explorers and navigators ventured across the globe. One such figure was Ederson Cabral, a Portuguese navigator who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral on his voyage to Brazil in 1500, becoming one of the first Europeans to set foot on the South American continent.
Throughout the centuries, the name Ederson has been borne by various individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions. In the 16th century, Ederson de Sá was a Portuguese military commander who played a crucial role in the defense of Rio de Janeiro against French and indigenous attacks.
In the realm of arts and literature, Ederson Caminha was a prominent 17th-century Brazilian poet and playwright, renowned for his satirical works that critiqued societal norms and injustices of his time.
Moving into the modern era, Ederson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, is arguably the most famous individual with this name. Born in 1940, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and is a national icon in Brazil.
Other notable figures include Ederson Moraes, a Brazilian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Manchester City in the Premier League, and Ederson Álvarez, a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Ajax and the Mexican national team.
While the name Ederson has its roots in Portuguese and Germanic languages, it has since been adopted and used in various cultures and regions, particularly in Latin America and among Portuguese-speaking communities worldwide.
People
Ederson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ederson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ederson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ederson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 248 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ederson going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,382,074 US residents.
Is Ederson a common name?
We classify Ederson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 250 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ederson most popular?
The single biggest year for Ederson was 2024, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ederson is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ederson in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 234 people with the name Ederson, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,758 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ederson in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ederson?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ederson leans strongly male. 237 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ederson?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ederson is Hispanic at 49.1%. The next largest groups are White (24.4%) and Black (21.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ederson most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ederson in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.1% (115 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ederson in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ederson a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ederson in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ederson still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ederson in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ederson can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Ederson?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.