Boys' name · since 1880
Edmond
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 24,893 babies named Edmond, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,006 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,893
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmond currently ranks #2006 among boys' names in America, with 24,893 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Edmond recorded 24,893 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #2006 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,006 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,893 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edmond ranks #744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,006 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,893 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,006 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,893
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmond's 24,893 recorded births place it above 98.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Edmond compares
24,893 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Edmond's all-time total is 67x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edmond | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,893 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 433 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edmond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edmond splits its recorded history at 1953: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (36 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 433 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edmond popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 433
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Edmond popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1968 (Edmond as girls' name)
Edmond by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,842 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Edmond's strongest decade.
3,842 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Edmond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 429
1880s
429 births
- 1890s 469
1890s
469 births
- 1900s 558
1900s
558 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,727 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,842 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,941 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,040 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,112 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,144 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,549 births
- 1980s 1,224
1980s
1,224 births
- 1990s 927
1990s
927 births
- 2000s 798
2000s
798 births
- 2010s 729
2010s
729 births
- 2020s 404
2020s
404 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,842 births (15% of all-time use).
How Edmond 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 Edmond's total volume
Edmond by state
Where Edmond concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,160 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,864 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 1,397 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 1,341 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,335 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,090 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 890 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 644 | 2.6% |
2,160 of 24,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Edmond appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Edmond's data
- Edmond's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,842 total births); usage has since declined to 404 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Edmonds (2,160 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Edmond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Edmond 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.