Girls' name · since 1880
Edmonia
899 babies named Edmonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 899
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
899 girls have been named Edmonia since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Edmonia has 899 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1880 to 1960.
- #8,075 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 899 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edmonia ranks #8,075 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 899 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 899
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmonia's 899 recorded births place it above 88.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Edmonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edmonia splits its recorded history at 1920: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edmonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1960
- Peak year (1922)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Edmonia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (193 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Edmonia's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Edmonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 75
1880s
75 births
- 1890s
1890s
91 births
- 1900s
1900s
113 births
- 1910s
1910s
190 births
- 1920s
1920s
193 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 193 births (21% of all-time use).
How Edmonia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Edmonia's total volume
Edmonia by state
Where Edmonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Edmonia's data
- Edmonia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Edmonias (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Edmonia
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edmonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1880–1960 (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 Edmonia 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.