Edom
Edom is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew.
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Edom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edom is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Edom
American parents first put Edom on the record books as a baby girl name in 2005, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 11 Edoms were born — ranking #9,516 that year. About 76% of every Edom on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Edom last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 79 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Edom
Edom is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Edom's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #9,516. Use the chart and map above to compare Edom'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.