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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #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 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,025 boysMEVermont: #105 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 512 boysVTNew Hampshire: #68 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 325 boysNHWashington: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,572 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #131 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 782 boysMNIllinois: #94 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 590 boysILWisconsin: #119 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 680 boysWIMichigan: #110 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 699 boysMINew York: #114 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 845 boysNYMassachusetts: #58 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 336 boysMARhode Island: #56 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 281 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: #164 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 934 boysSDIowa: #180 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,411 boysIAIndiana: #235 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,595 boysINOhio: #154 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,291 boysOHPennsylvania: #107 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 872 boysPANew Jersey: #81 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 527 boysNJConnecticut: #77 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 497 boysCTCalifornia: #187 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,207 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedUTColorado: #202 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,368 boysCONebraska: #156 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 975 boysNEMissouri: #249 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,425 boysMOKentucky: #375 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,801 boysKYWest Virginia: #347 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,657 boysWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,889 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,264 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: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,045 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedARTennessee: #376 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,173 boysTNNorth Carolina: #364 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,902 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #341 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,903 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedMSAlabama: #485 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,659 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedHITexas: #351 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,587 boysTXFlorida: #275 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,431 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#56 · 1 in 281
  2. Massachusetts#58 · 1 in 336
  3. New Hampshire#68 · 1 in 325
  4. Connecticut#77 · 1 in 497
  5. New Jersey#81 · 1 in 527

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#56191 in 281
Massachusetts#581011 in 336
New Hampshire#68101 in 325
Connecticut#77241 in 497
New Jersey#81571 in 527
Illinois#941001 in 590
Vermont#10551 in 512
Pennsylvania#1071011 in 872
Michigan#110601 in 699
New York#1141161 in 845
Wisconsin#119361 in 680
Minnesota#131271 in 782
Maryland#140101 in 1,264
Ohio#154411 in 1,291
Nebraska#156121 in 975
South Dakota#16461 in 934
Maine#16661 in 1,025
Iowa#180141 in 1,411
California#187311 in 1,207
Washington#20061 in 1,572
Colorado#20261 in 1,368
Indiana#235101 in 2,595
Missouri#249121 in 2,425
Florida#27561 in 2,431
Kansas#28251 in 3,045
Virginia#28281 in 2,889
Louisiana#34171 in 2,903
West Virginia#34751 in 3,657
Texas#351221 in 2,587
North Carolina#36491 in 3,902
Kentucky#37571 in 3,801
Tennessee#37661 in 4,173
Alabama#48551 in 5,659
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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 1927

girls
#4,805
5 births · 1 in 238,486 girls
boys
#160
929 births · 1 in 1,213 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #4,805Edmund5

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #160Edmund929
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 238,486 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 14.2% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edmund
  1. #4,286Zoa6
  2. #4,286Zoie6
  3. #4,286Zonnie6
  4. #4,805Edmund5
  5. #4,805Abelina5
  6. #4,805Adaleen5
  7. #4,805Adamae5

Tied with 797 names at #4,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 1,213 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edmund
  1. #157Oliver1,002
  2. #158Jimmy993
  3. #159Delbert964
  4. #160Edmund929
  5. #161Dan923
  6. #162Guy921
  7. #163Clayton919
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →