Boys' name · since 1880
Edmund
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 52,083 babies named Edmund, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #499 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,083
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmund currently ranks #1082 among boys' names in America, with 52,083 babies recorded since 1880.
Edmund has 52,083 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1082 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, 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 2025.
- #499 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,082 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 52,083 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edmund ranks #499 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,082 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 52,083 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #499 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,083
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edmund's 52,083 recorded births place it above 98.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Edmund compares
52,083 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Edmund's all-time total is 141x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edmund | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52,083 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edmund's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edmund splits its recorded history at 1953: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1890 (54 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 1,145 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edmund popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 1,145
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Edmund popularity over time - girls
60 total births recorded since 1912 (Edmund as girls' name)
Edmund by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10,205 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Edmund's strongest decade.
10,205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Edmund births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 708
1880s
708 births
- 1890s 868
1890s
868 births
- 1900s 1,151
1900s
1,151 births
- 1910s
1910s
7,422 births
- 1920s
1920s
10,205 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,995 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,807 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,027 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,335 births
- 1970s 2,541
1970s
2,541 births
- 1980s 1,975
1980s
1,975 births
- 1990s 1,359
1990s
1,359 births
- 2000s 1,127
2000s
1,127 births
- 2010s 1,528
2010s
1,528 births
- 2020s 1,035
2020s
1,035 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10,205 births (20% of all-time use).
How Edmund 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 Edmund's total volume
Edmund by state
Where Edmund concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7,073 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 4,454 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 4,269 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,554 | 6.8% |
| #5 | California | | 3,282 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,506 | 4.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,466 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,986 | 3.8% |
7,073 of 52,083 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Edmund appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Edmund's data
- Edmund's decade-level peak was the 1920s (10,205 total births); usage has since declined to 1,035 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Edmunds (7,073 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 Edmund: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
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 Edmund 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.