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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #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 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 482 boysMEVermont: #69 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 303 boysVTNew Hampshire: #101 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 556 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: #112 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 525 boysNDMinnesota: #104 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 532 boysMNIllinois: #104 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 632 boysILWisconsin: #95 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 451 boysWIMichigan: #94 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 519 boysMINew York: #91 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 573 boysNYMassachusetts: #62 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 341 boysMARhode Island: #50 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 199 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: #161 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 951 boysSDIowa: #146 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 884 boysIAIndiana: #186 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,520 boysINOhio: #143 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,118 boysOHPennsylvania: #100 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 714 boysPANew Jersey: #75 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 453 boysNJConnecticut: #56 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 255 boysCTCalifornia: #199 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,364 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedUTColorado: #217 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,430 boysCONebraska: #134 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 672 boysNEMissouri: #262 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,305 boysMOKentucky: #259 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,900 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedWVVirginia: #285 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,723 boysVAMaryland: #121 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 847 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: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,399 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedARTennessee: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,378 boysTNNorth Carolina: #536 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,129 boysNCSouth Carolina: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,055 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #78 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 444 boysDCOklahoma: #357 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,130 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedMSAlabama: #418 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,247 boysALGeorgia: #530 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,203 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Edmund, so not publishedHITexas: #254 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,411 boysTXFlorida: #234 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,497 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#50 · 1 in 199
  2. Connecticut#56 · 1 in 255
  3. Massachusetts#62 · 1 in 341
  4. Vermont#69 · 1 in 303
  5. New Jersey#75 · 1 in 453

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#50231 in 199
Connecticut#56471 in 255
Massachusetts#62891 in 341
Vermont#6971 in 303
New Jersey#75591 in 453
District of Columbia#7861 in 444
New York#911471 in 573
Michigan#94561 in 519
Wisconsin#95451 in 451
Pennsylvania#1001111 in 714
New Hampshire#10151 in 556
Maine#103111 in 482
Illinois#104781 in 632
Minnesota#104361 in 532
North Dakota#112121 in 525
Maryland#121141 in 847
Nebraska#134161 in 672
Ohio#143391 in 1,118
Iowa#146211 in 884
South Dakota#16161 in 951
Indiana#186141 in 1,520
California#199161 in 1,364
Kansas#199101 in 1,399
Colorado#21751 in 1,430
Florida#23461 in 1,497
Texas#254321 in 1,411
Kentucky#259121 in 1,900
Missouri#262111 in 2,305
Virginia#28581 in 2,723
Oklahoma#35761 in 3,130
South Carolina#38651 in 4,055
Tennessee#40051 in 4,378
Alabama#41861 in 4,247
Georgia#53051 in 6,203
North Carolina#53651 in 6,129
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1919

girls
#4,814
5 births · 1 in 226,023 girls
boys
#144
1,007 births · 1 in 973 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #4,814Edmund5

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #144Edmund1,007
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 226,023 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 13.4% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edmund
  1. #4,251Zephyr6
  2. #4,251Zilda6
  3. #4,251Zorka6
  4. #4,814Edmund5
  5. #4,814Abie5
  6. #4,814Adamae5
  7. #4,814Adie5

Tied with 745 names at #4,814; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 851Gregoria#1,805#954
  2. 443Concha#1,333#890
  3. 390Arlena#1,299#909
  4. 353Marina#1,255#902
  5. 333Roselle#1,333#1,000
Fallers
  1. 1,019Liberty#585#1,604
  2. 840Victory#809#1,649
  3. 567Karen#960#1,527
  4. 404Zena#989#1,393
  5. 359Malvina#989#1,348

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

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 973 of them was named Edmund, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edmund
  1. #141Jose1,026
  2. #142Archie1,020
  3. #142Jimmie1,020
  4. #144Edmund1,007
  5. #145Don956
  6. #146Otis931
  7. #147Jerry917
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 446Quinten#1,313#867
  2. 432Dempsey#1,012#580
  3. 341Winton#1,231#890
  4. 334Donnie#1,211#877
  5. 332Edsel#1,062#730
Fallers
  1. 2,008Foch#869#2,877
  2. 582Carmel#949#1,531
  3. 403Eligah#918#1,321
  4. 398Nels#809#1,207
  5. 355Myer#966#1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1919