Edmund

Last seen for girls in 1979 at #10,210 · #1,081 for boys in 2025, 199 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1914 · 792 births
Debut · boys
67 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
52,083
since 1880

Edmund over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Edmund has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #130, 1914boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,081199
2024—#1,170178
2023—#1,098194
2022—#1,191168
2021—#1,152174
2020—#1,415122
2019—#1,193160
2018—#1,141168
2017—#1,156163
2016—#1,035192
2015—#1,111173
2014—#1,089176
2013—#1,180152
2012—#1,273138
2011—#1,468111
2010—#1,63995
2009—#1,367125
2008—#1,425118
2007—#1,57699
2006—#1,53697
2005—#1,431103
2004—#1,271118
2003—#1,233117
2002—#1,215113
2001—#1,185115
2000—#1,137122
1999—#1,068127
1998—#1,085119
1997—#922147
1996—#979128
1995—#1,034116
1994—#912143
1993—#936132
1992—#876145
1991—#867147
1990—#819155
1989—#787159
1988—#742162
1987—#665189
1986—#643194
1985—#672174
1984—#657172
1983—#637180
1982—#572225
1981—#530251
1980—#521269
1979#10,2105#454320
1978—#489271
1977—#493271
1976—#577198
1975—#559209
1974—#536223
1973—#528221
1972—#502245
1971—#479285
1970—#469298
1969—#434332
1968—#412350
1967—#397369
1966—#385394
1965—#372432
1964—#356484
1963—#358473
1962—#372469
1961—#346523
1960—#345509
1959—#336532
1958—#321573
1957—#287662
1956—#306591
1955—#295604
1954—#288607
1953—#281621
1952—#267659
1951—#270625
1950—#286553
1949—#280586
1948—#280576
1947—#268633
1946—#243637
1945—#273478
1944—#243555
1943—#219666
1942—#231602
1941—#224576
1940—#242498
1939—#247467
1938—#234513
1937—#226523
1936—#212554
1935—#212564
1934—#206600
1933—#207567
1932—#190691
1931—#184708
1930#4,5505#177808
1929#4,0536#171829
1928#4,7255#163911
1927#4,8055#160929
1926#3,8737#1561,012
1925—#1521,042
1924#4,0027#1481,115
1923—#1431,145
1922#5,0095#1531,014
1921—#1421,104
1920—#1381,104
1919#4,8145#1441,007
1918—#1401,099
1917#4,5945#1351,045
1916—#1341,032
1915—#136961
1914—#130792
1913—#131599
1912#2,9795#143452
1911—#142235
1910—#154200
1909—#166147
1908—#164141
1907—#167129
1906—#161122
1905—#176108
1904—#167109
1903—#166102
1902—#167104
1901—#16195
1900—#20294
1899—#16887
1898—#163101
1897—#16196
1896—#150110
1895—#17590
1894—#16096
1893—#18080
1892—#17093
1891—#20261
1890—#22454
1889—#15589
1888—#19776
1887—#19661
1886—#17380
1885—#19268
1884—#19172
1883—#18563
1882—#18671
1881—#18761
1880—#18767
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Edmund was already there! It came in at #187, and was given to 67 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 62 boys a year got the name.

Where Edmund is popular in 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedAKMaine: #130 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 758 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #104 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 631 boysNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #143 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 704 boysNDMinnesota: #122 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 717 boysMNIllinois: #110 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 707 boysILWisconsin: #100 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 539 boysWIMichigan: #101 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 593 boysMINew York: #95 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 598 boysNYMassachusetts: #57 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 326 boysMARhode Island: #65 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 313 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 978 boysSDIowa: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,425 boysIAIndiana: #250 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,872 boysINOhio: #156 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,254 boysOHPennsylvania: #103 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 808 boysPANew Jersey: #80 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 528 boysNJConnecticut: #62 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 347 boysCTCalifornia: #156 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 943 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedCONebraska: #197 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,459 boysNEMissouri: #228 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,107 boysMOKentucky: #365 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,650 boysKYWest Virginia: #265 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,194 boysWVVirginia: #291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,769 boysVAMaryland: #142 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,190 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedKSArkansas: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,662 boysARTennessee: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,663 boysTNNorth Carolina: #356 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,776 boysNCSouth Carolina: #319 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,055 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #104 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 676 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #427 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,978 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedALGeorgia: #453 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,406 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 521 boysHITexas: #383 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,893 boysTXFlorida: #196 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,388 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#57 · 1 in 326
  2. Connecticut#62 · 1 in 347
  3. Rhode Island#65 · 1 in 313
  4. New Jersey#80 · 1 in 528
  5. New York#95 · 1 in 598

Best ever in a state: #35 in Connecticut, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#571041 in 326
Connecticut#62341 in 347
Rhode Island#65171 in 313
New Jersey#80571 in 528
New York#951611 in 598
Wisconsin#100441 in 539
Michigan#101691 in 593
Pennsylvania#1031081 in 808
District of Columbia#10451 in 676
New Hampshire#10451 in 631
Illinois#110821 in 707
Minnesota#122301 in 717
Maine#13081 in 758
Hawaii#13261 in 521
Maryland#142111 in 1,190
North Dakota#14391 in 704
California#156391 in 943
Ohio#156421 in 1,254
South Dakota#17461 in 978
Iowa#185141 in 1,425
Florida#196111 in 1,388
Nebraska#19781 in 1,459
Missouri#228141 in 2,107
Indiana#25091 in 2,872
West Virginia#26581 in 2,194
Tennessee#27091 in 2,663
Virginia#29181 in 2,769
South Carolina#31961 in 3,055
North Carolina#35691 in 3,776
Kentucky#36571 in 3,650
Texas#383191 in 2,893
Arkansas#39351 in 3,662
Louisiana#42751 in 3,978
Georgia#45351 in 5,406
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Edmund
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 89 spots since 2024 (#1,170 → #1,081)
  • 334 spots since 2020 (#1,415 → #1,081)
  • 30 spots since 2015 (#1,111 → #1,081)
  • Biggest jump: 84 spots in 1977 (#577 → #493)
  • Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1998 (#922 → #1,085)
Rise & fade · boys
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1914 at #130 (792 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 52 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 827
  • Highest: 1 in 827 boys born in 1914 were named Edmund (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,583 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.6% of all boys named Edmund (10,205) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s708#155 (1889)#185
1890s868#150 (1896)#175
1900s1,151#161 (1906)#170
1910s7,422#130 (1914)#139
1920s10,205#138 (1920)#153
1930s5,995#177 (1930)#210
1940s5,807#219 (1943)#250
1950s6,027#267 (1952)#294
1960s4,335#345 (1960)#378
1970s2,541#454 (1979)#509
1980s1,975#521 (1980)#643
1990s1,359#819 (1990)#950
2000s1,127#1,137 (2000)#1,338
2010s1,528#1,035 (2016)#1,229
2020s1,035#1,081 (2025)#1,185

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Edmund in 1926

girls
#3,873
7 births · 1 in 169,343 girls
boys
#156
1,012 births · 1 in 1,097 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #3,873Edmund7

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #156Edmund1,012
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 169,343 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edmund
  1. #3,564Wylodean8
  2. #3,564Zane8
  3. #3,564Zonia8
  4. #3,873Edmund7
  5. #3,873Adalee7
  6. #3,873Adelita7
  7. #3,873Adrianne7
  8. #4,306Acie6
  9. #4,306Adamae6
  10. #4,306Ader6

Tied with 432 names at #3,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,097 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edmund
  1. #153Julius1,032
  2. #154Phillip1,020
  3. #155Ben1,013
  4. #156Edmund1,012
  5. #156Tony1,012
  6. #158Salvatore995
  7. #159Guy994
  8. #160Duane963

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1926 →