Edmon
Meaning "prosperous guardian", derived from the Old English elements "ead" (prosperous) and "mund" (protector).
Name Census estimates that about 456 living Americans carry the first name Edmon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Edmon today is around 58 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edmon births was 1924 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edmon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
456
~ 1 in 751,654 Americans
Peak year
1924
35 babies that year
Average age
58
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,568
Tracked since 1887
Popularity
Edmon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edmon from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 269 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edmon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Edmon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edmons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Alabama, Arkansas recorded the most babies named Edmon, while Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Edmon
The given name Edmon has its origins in the Old English language, tracing back to the 9th century. It is derived from the Old English words "ead," meaning prosperity or fortune, and "mund," meaning protection or guardian. The name was initially popular among the Anglo-Saxon population in England during the early medieval period.
Edmon was a relatively common name among the nobility and clergy of England in the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded examples of this name is Edmon of St. Albans, an English monk and scholar who lived in the late 10th century and wrote several religious texts, including a life of St. Alban.
In the 12th century, Edmon de Eversham, also known as Edmon of Evesham, was a prominent English Benedictine monk and chronicler. He is best known for his work "Vita et Passio Sancti Thomae Cantuariensis" (Life and Passion of St. Thomas of Canterbury), which documented the life and martyrdom of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
During the 13th century, Edmon FitzAlan, a Norman noble and Lord of Oswestry, played a significant role in the Welsh Marches conflicts. He was a close ally of King Henry III and participated in several military campaigns against the Welsh princes.
In the 15th century, Edmon Bonner, also known as Edmund Bonner, was an English ecclesiastical leader who served as the Bishop of London during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I. He was a prominent figure in the English Reformation and played a role in the persecution of Protestants during the Marian Persecutions.
Another notable figure bearing the name Edmon was Edmon Richer, a 16th-century French theologian and Gallican writer. He was a prominent advocate for the rights of the French church and argued against the absolute authority of the Pope in spiritual matters.
People
Edmon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edmon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Edmon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edmon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 456 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edmon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 751,654 US residents.
Is Edmon a common name?
We classify Edmon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,200 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edmon most popular?
The single biggest year for Edmon was 1924, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edmon is about 58 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Edmon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edmon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.