Edmond — #2254 US boys' name
24,820 babies named Edmond in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 84% of names given to boys today.
15% of everyone ever named Edmond was born in this single decade.
433 babies were named Edmond in 1920 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Edmond
The Social Security Administration has registered 24,820 babies named Edmond between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edmond currently holds the #2254 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 433 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Edmond performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 3,842 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Edmond shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,155 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Edmond in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Edmond 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 24,820 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.
Edmond at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Edmond popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1920)
- 433
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #2254 among boys.
24,820 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1920 with 433 births in a single year.
Edmond popularity over time — girls
7 total births recorded since 1968 (Edmond as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Edmond accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Edmond by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 3,842 births that decade — 15% of Edmond's all-time total
Edmond decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,842 births
- Runner-up 3,112 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Edmond's strongest decade
3,842 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 15% of all-time use.
Edmond by state
Where Edmond concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,155 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,853 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 1,397 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 1,341 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,326 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,085 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 891 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 644 | 2.6% |
2,155 of 24,820 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 8.7% of nationwide
- California 7.5% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 5.6% of nationwide
- Louisiana 5.4% of nationwide
- Texas 5.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 8.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Edmond appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.