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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1914 · 792 births
- Debut · boys
- 67 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 52,083since 1880
Edmund over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Edmund has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,081 | 199 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,170 | 178 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,098 | 194 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,191 | 168 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,152 | 174 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,415 | 122 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,193 | 160 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,141 | 168 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,156 | 163 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,035 | 192 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,111 | 173 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,089 | 176 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,180 | 152 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,273 | 138 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,468 | 111 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,639 | 95 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,367 | 125 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,425 | 118 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,576 | 99 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,536 | 97 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,431 | 103 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,271 | 118 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,233 | 117 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,215 | 113 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,185 | 115 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,137 | 122 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,068 | 127 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,085 | 119 | |
| 1997 | — | #922 | 147 | |
| 1996 | — | #979 | 128 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,034 | 116 | |
| 1994 | — | #912 | 143 | |
| 1993 | — | #936 | 132 | |
| 1992 | — | #876 | 145 | |
| 1991 | — | #867 | 147 | |
| 1990 | — | #819 | 155 | |
| 1989 | — | #787 | 159 | |
| 1988 | — | #742 | 162 | |
| 1987 | — | #665 | 189 | |
| 1986 | — | #643 | 194 | |
| 1985 | — | #672 | 174 | |
| 1984 | — | #657 | 172 | |
| 1983 | — | #637 | 180 | |
| 1982 | — | #572 | 225 | |
| 1981 | — | #530 | 251 | |
| 1980 | — | #521 | 269 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #454 | 320 |
| 1978 | — | #489 | 271 | |
| 1977 | — | #493 | 271 | |
| 1976 | — | #577 | 198 | |
| 1975 | — | #559 | 209 | |
| 1974 | — | #536 | 223 | |
| 1973 | — | #528 | 221 | |
| 1972 | — | #502 | 245 | |
| 1971 | — | #479 | 285 | |
| 1970 | — | #469 | 298 | |
| 1969 | — | #434 | 332 | |
| 1968 | — | #412 | 350 | |
| 1967 | — | #397 | 369 | |
| 1966 | — | #385 | 394 | |
| 1965 | — | #372 | 432 | |
| 1964 | — | #356 | 484 | |
| 1963 | — | #358 | 473 | |
| 1962 | — | #372 | 469 | |
| 1961 | — | #346 | 523 | |
| 1960 | — | #345 | 509 | |
| 1959 | — | #336 | 532 | |
| 1958 | — | #321 | 573 | |
| 1957 | — | #287 | 662 | |
| 1956 | — | #306 | 591 | |
| 1955 | — | #295 | 604 | |
| 1954 | — | #288 | 607 | |
| 1953 | — | #281 | 621 | |
| 1952 | — | #267 | 659 | |
| 1951 | — | #270 | 625 | |
| 1950 | — | #286 | 553 | |
| 1949 | — | #280 | 586 | |
| 1948 | — | #280 | 576 | |
| 1947 | — | #268 | 633 | |
| 1946 | — | #243 | 637 | |
| 1945 | — | #273 | 478 | |
| 1944 | — | #243 | 555 | |
| 1943 | — | #219 | 666 | |
| 1942 | — | #231 | 602 | |
| 1941 | — | #224 | 576 | |
| 1940 | — | #242 | 498 | |
| 1939 | — | #247 | 467 | |
| 1938 | — | #234 | 513 | |
| 1937 | — | #226 | 523 | |
| 1936 | — | #212 | 554 | |
| 1935 | — | #212 | 564 | |
| 1934 | — | #206 | 600 | |
| 1933 | — | #207 | 567 | |
| 1932 | — | #190 | 691 | |
| 1931 | — | #184 | 708 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #177 | 808 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #171 | 829 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #163 | 911 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #160 | 929 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #156 | 1,012 |
| 1925 | — | #152 | 1,042 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #148 | 1,115 |
| 1923 | — | #143 | 1,145 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #153 | 1,014 |
| 1921 | — | #142 | 1,104 | |
| 1920 | — | #138 | 1,104 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #144 | 1,007 |
| 1918 | — | #140 | 1,099 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #135 | 1,045 |
| 1916 | — | #134 | 1,032 | |
| 1915 | — | #136 | 961 | |
| 1914 | — | #130 | 792 | |
| 1913 | — | #131 | 599 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #143 | 452 |
| 1911 | — | #142 | 235 | |
| 1910 | — | #154 | 200 | |
| 1909 | — | #166 | 147 | |
| 1908 | — | #164 | 141 | |
| 1907 | — | #167 | 129 | |
| 1906 | — | #161 | 122 | |
| 1905 | — | #176 | 108 | |
| 1904 | — | #167 | 109 | |
| 1903 | — | #166 | 102 | |
| 1902 | — | #167 | 104 | |
| 1901 | — | #161 | 95 | |
| 1900 | — | #202 | 94 | |
| 1899 | — | #168 | 87 | |
| 1898 | — | #163 | 101 | |
| 1897 | — | #161 | 96 | |
| 1896 | — | #150 | 110 | |
| 1895 | — | #175 | 90 | |
| 1894 | — | #160 | 96 | |
| 1893 | — | #180 | 80 | |
| 1892 | — | #170 | 93 | |
| 1891 | — | #202 | 61 | |
| 1890 | — | #224 | 54 | |
| 1889 | — | #155 | 89 | |
| 1888 | — | #197 | 76 | |
| 1887 | — | #196 | 61 | |
| 1886 | — | #173 | 80 | |
| 1885 | — | #192 | 68 | |
| 1884 | — | #191 | 72 | |
| 1883 | — | #185 | 63 | |
| 1882 | — | #186 | 71 | |
| 1881 | — | #187 | 61 | |
| 1880 | — | #187 | 67 | |
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 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Rhode Island#61 · 1 in 376
- Massachusetts#73 · 1 in 579
- Connecticut#75 · 1 in 522
- Hawaii#111 · 1 in 580
- Maine#117 · 1 in 623
Best ever in a state: #35 in Connecticut, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #61 | 12 | 1 in 376 |
| Massachusetts | #73 | 50 | 1 in 579 |
| Connecticut | #75 | 20 | 1 in 522 |
| Hawaii | #111 | 6 | 1 in 580 |
| Maine | #117 | 10 | 1 in 623 |
| New Jersey | #125 | 21 | 1 in 1,223 |
| New York | #129 | 77 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Pennsylvania | #150 | 43 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Illinois | #163 | 40 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Wisconsin | #165 | 16 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Maryland | #166 | 8 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Michigan | #191 | 23 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Colorado | #229 | 5 | 1 in 1,888 |
| Minnesota | #233 | 8 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Iowa | #237 | 8 | 1 in 2,529 |
| Ohio | #241 | 16 | 1 in 3,222 |
| Kansas | #243 | 6 | 1 in 2,195 |
| California | #249 | 20 | 1 in 2,393 |
| West Virginia | #302 | 6 | 1 in 3,163 |
| Texas | #449 | 14 | 1 in 4,205 |
| North Carolina | #489 | 5 | 1 in 7,236 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 708 | #155 (1889) | #185 |
| 1890s | 868 | #150 (1896) | #175 |
| 1900s | 1,151 | #161 (1906) | #170 |
| 1910s | 7,422 | #130 (1914) | #139 |
| 1920s | 10,205 | #138 (1920) | #153 |
| 1930s | 5,995 | #177 (1930) | #210 |
| 1940s | 5,807 | #219 (1943) | #250 |
| 1950s | 6,027 | #267 (1952) | #294 |
| 1960s | 4,335 | #345 (1960) | #378 |
| 1970s | 2,541 | #454 (1979) | #509 |
| 1980s | 1,975 | #521 (1980) | #643 |
| 1990s | 1,359 | #819 (1990) | #950 |
| 2000s | 1,127 | #1,137 (2000) | #1,338 |
| 2010s | 1,528 | #1,035 (2016) | #1,229 |
| 2020s | 1,035 | #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 1939
boys
#247
467 births · 1 in 2,370 boys
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 2,370 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 93.8% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Edmund
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.