Names / Boy names
Edmund
Current rank
#1,082
holding steady
All-time peak
#130
in 1914
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
52,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #130 in 1914 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Prosperous protector. It first shows up in American naming data in 1880. Its strongest year was 1914, at #130 nationally. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Across all years, more than 52,100 children have been named this.