Edman — boys' name
164 babies named Edman in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
32% of everyone ever named Edman was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Edman in 1916 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Edman
The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Edman between 1912 and 2008, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Edman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Edman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Edman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 164 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Edman at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Edman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1912
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2008.
164 total births across 97 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1916 with 11 births in a single year.
Edman by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 52 births that decade — 32% of Edman's all-time total
Edman decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Edman's strongest decade
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.