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Edmund

Boy

Meaning of Edmund: English: 'wealthy protector'

Edmund is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1090th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 857th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1090

199 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#857

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

52,143

First recorded 1880 · peak 1923

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 251 babies1982: 225 babies1983: 180 babies1984: 172 babies1985: 174 babies1986: 194 babies1987: 189 babies1988: 162 babies1989: 159 babies1990: 155 babies19901991: 147 babies1992: 145 babies1993: 132 babies1994: 143 babies1995: 116 babies1996: 128 babies1997: 147 babies1998: 119 babies1999: 127 babies2000: 122 babies20002001: 115 babies2002: 113 babies2003: 117 babies2004: 118 babies2005: 103 babies2006: 97 babies2007: 99 babies2008: 118 babies2009: 125 babies2010: 95 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 138 babies2013: 152 babies2014: 176 babies2015: 173 babies2016: 192 babies2017: 163 babies2018: 168 babies2019: 160 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 174 babies2022: 168 babies2023: 194 babies2024: 178 babies2025: 199 babies
US babies named Edmund per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 251.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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