Boys' name · since 1912
Edman
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.
- #14,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
164 boys have been named Edman since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edman has been recorded 164 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2008.
- #14,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 164 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edman ranks #14,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edman's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edman's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2008
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Edman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Edman's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Edman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Edman's data
- Edman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Edman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.