Edmund
Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and mund, meaning "protector".
Meaning & Origin of Edmund
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and mund, meaning "protector".
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The Story of Edmund
Edmund first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 67 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 1,145 Edmunds were born — ranking #143 that year. As of 2026, Edmund ranks #1,096 for baby boys with 197 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 52K Edmunds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Edmund
Edmund is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Edmund's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #130. Use the chart and map above to compare Edmund'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 .
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