Boys' name · since 1887
Edmon
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.
- #4,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,200
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,200 have been recorded since 1887.
Edmon has 1,200 recorded births among boys since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2020.
- #4,587 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,200 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edmon ranks #4,587 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,200 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,200
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmon's 1,200 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Edmon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edmon's full recorded timeline at 1949, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edmon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2020
- Peak year (1924)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Edmon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (269 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Edmon's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Edmon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
169 births
- 1920s
1920s
269 births
- 1930s
1930s
175 births
- 1940s
1940s
153 births
- 1950s 91
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 269 births (22% of all-time use).
How Edmon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Edmon's total volume
Edmon by state
Where Edmon concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| 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% |
23 of 1,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Edmon's data
- Edmon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Edmons (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edmon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1887–2020 (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 Edmon 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.