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Edmund

/ˈɛdmənd/ · 100% boys · 199 born in 2025

Edmund has been given to about 52,143 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛdmənd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 25,149
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Edmund per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1923 · 1,145
  • Born in 2025199
  • All time52,143
  • England & Wales, 2025#653 · 56

How popular is Edmund?

Its best year was 1923, when 1,145 babies were given the name, ranking 143rd. The typical living American called Edmund is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Edmund

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Edmond0.80
  2. Desmond0.60
  3. Demond0.55
  4. Edward0.49
  5. Ferdinand0.48
  6. Armand0.47
  7. Armond0.47
  8. Edwin0.45

Middle names for Edmund

Ranked by flow score
  1. Edmund Paul0.77
  2. Edmund John0.77
  3. Edmund Lee0.77
  4. Edmund Blake0.76
  5. Edmund Bryce0.76
  6. Edmund Wade0.76

Sibling names for Edmund

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Otisbrother · 0.98
  2. Lenorasister · 0.96
  3. Hughbrother · 0.96
  4. Archiebrother · 0.96
  5. Adelesister · 0.96
  6. Rosiesister · 0.94

Where Edmund is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. Michigan0.02%
  3. Massachusetts0.02%
  4. Utah0.02%
  5. Missouri0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Edmund Anderson0.77
  2. Edmund White0.72
  3. Edmund Reyes0.72
  4. Edmund Moore0.72
  5. Edmund Lee0.72
  6. Edmund Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Edmund

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Edmund across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.