Recorded 1887–2020 Boys' name Peak 1924 1,200 births

Edmon — boys' name

1,200 babies named Edmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s221900s301910s1691920s2691930s1751940s1531950s911960s621970s681980s501990s452000s252010s242020s5
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Edmon was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

35 babies were named Edmon in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,200 babies named Edmon between 1887 and 2020, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edmon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Edmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Edmon in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edmon 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 1,200 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.

Edmon at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,200

Since 1887

134 years of records

Peak year

1924

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1887

Recorded for 134 years

Last year on file: 2020

Edmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1887

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1924)
35
Annual births at peak — across 134 years of records
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Edmon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
269 births that decade — 22% of Edmon's all-time total
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Edmon by state

Where Edmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Edmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 1.9%
#2 Alabama
5 0.4%
#3 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#4 Kentucky
5 0.4%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.4%
#6 Mississippi
5 0.4%
#7 Oklahoma
5 0.4%
Texas share of Edmon's total US births 1.9%
Even split

23 of 1,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edmon?
1,200 babies have been named Edmon since 1887. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1924 with 35 births.
When was Edmon most popular?
Edmon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Edmon most popular?
The top states for the name Edmon are Texas (23 births), Alabama (5 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Edmon been used?
Edmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 134 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Edmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edmund, Edmond, Edmundo, Edmar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1887–2020 (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.