Boys' name · peaked in 1908
Edmond name popularity since 1925
18,753 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Edmond. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Edmond is about 72 years old in 2026. Edmond peaked in 1908 as the #219 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,753
- Named Edmond, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1908
- #219 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,011 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 7 girls · 18,746 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 4.18× its national share
Peak year is the year Edmond made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Edmond births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1928. Measured as a share of all babies, Edmond peaked earlier, in 1908.
- Fastest rise: Between 1974 and 1979, Edmond became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 13,900 baby boys to 1 in 8,610.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 8,420 to 1 in 16,900.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Edmond's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Edmond.
Decade by decade
Babies named Edmond in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,878 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,941 | #326 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,040 | #363 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,112 | #397 |
| 1960s | 7 | 2,144 | #534 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,549 | #718 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,224 | #834 |
| 1990s | 0 | 927 | #1,104 |
| 2000s | 0 | 798 | #1,873 |
| 2010s | 0 | 729 | #1,918 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 404 | #2,011 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.1% of babies named Edmond from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Edmond is most popular
The index compares Edmond's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Edmond.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 4.18× | 1,072 |
| Massachusetts | 2.85× | 968 |
| Connecticut | 1.94× | 301 |
| New York | 1.62× | 1,751 |
| Alabama | 1.48× | 373 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Edmond and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond (this page) | 18,746 | 1908 |
| Edmund | 36,452 | 1914 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Edmond's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Edmond.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Edmond (1908).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data