Boy · #4,151 in 2026

Edford

Holcombe is a small village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Barlake and Edford. It is within easy commuting distance of both Bristol and Bath.

Current Rank
#4,151
Peak Rank
#3,505 (1924)
Total Babies
17
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1922
First Year
1928
Last Year
1924
Peak Year
#3505
Peak Rank
17
Total Count
3
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Edford

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Holcombe is a small village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Barlake and Edford. It is within easy commuting distance of both Bristol and Bath.

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Origin & history
Its place name is derived from the Old English Hol , meaning deep or hollow and cumb meaning valley. The parish of Holcombe was part of the Kilmersdon Hundred . The original medieval village was buried at the time of the Great Plague of London , and the old parish church, which survives, is surrounded by the mounds that bear testimony to this burial. It is suggested that the rhyme ' Ring a Ring o' Roses ' began there as a result. An alternative explanation relates to the drowning of five children from the village in an icy pond in 1899. The village has two pubs : The Duke of Cumberland , which

The Story of Edford

The earliest SSA record of Edford as a baby boy name dates back to 1922, when 5 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Edford — #3,505 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1928 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Edfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Edford

What does the name Edford mean?
Holcombe is a small village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Barlake and Edford. It is within easy commuting distance of both Bristol and Bath.
How popular is Edford in 2026?
In 2026, Edford ranks #4,151 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Edford most popular?
Edford reached its peak popularity in 1924, ranking #3,505 that year with 7 babies given the name.
Is Edford a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Edford is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Edford?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Edford include Snowden, Nath, Oliva. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Edford

Edford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Edford's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #3,505. Use the chart and map above to compare Edford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.