Edmond
A name with Old English origins referring to "wealthy guard".
Name Census estimates that about 11,898 living Americans carry the first name Edmond. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Edmond today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edmond births was 1920 (433 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edmond. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Edmond with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
12K
~ 1 in 28,808 Americans
Peak year
1920
433 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,262
Tracked since 1880
Census
Edmond in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 13,065 people with the first name Edmond, which placed it at #2,079 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,079
National first-name rank
People counted
13K
13,065 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edmond
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edmond is White at 60.9%. The next largest groups are Black (21.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Edmond described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Edmond at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.9% · 7,953
- Black or African American21.6% · 2,819
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.6% · 1,125
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 655
- Two or more races2.8% · 362
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 151
Gender
Gender distribution for Edmond
Out of the 24,827 babies given the name Edmond since 1880, 100.0% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Edmond as a male name
- Ranked #2,262 in 2024
- 63 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1920 (433 births)
Edmond as a female name
- Ranked #5,801 in 1968
- 7 female births in 1968
- Peak: 1968 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edmond appears almost entirely male. Of the 13,062 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Edmond: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edmond 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 3,842 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
Edmond 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 Edmond during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edmonds live
The SSA's state-level files cover 42 states and territories. New York, California, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Edmond, while New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 432 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Edmond
The name Edmond originates from the Old English words "ead" meaning prosperity or riches, and "mund" meaning protection. It is believed to have first emerged in medieval England around the 9th century.
In its earliest form, the name was spelled Eadmund or Aedmund. Over time, it evolved into the modern spelling of Edmond. The name was quite popular among the Anglo-Saxons and was borne by several English kings and nobles.
One of the most notable historical figures with this name was Saint Edmund, the King of East Anglia in the 9th century. He was martyred by Danish invaders in 869 AD and later venerated as a saint. His name and story were recorded in various medieval texts and chronicles.
Another famous Edmond from history was Edmund Ironside, the Anglo-Saxon king of England who reigned from 1016 to 1017 AD. He fought against the Danish king Cnut the Great for control of the English throne.
During the Middle Ages, the name Edmond appeared in various literary works, such as the medieval romance "Sir Orfeo" and the Arthurian legend "Le Morte d'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory.
In the 16th century, Edmund Spenser, an English poet and author of the epic poem "The Faerie Queene," was born in 1552. His works significantly influenced English literature and the use of the name Edmond.
Another notable figure was Edmund Halley, the English astronomer, mathematician, and scientist, born in 1656. He is best known for calculating the orbit of the comet that bears his name, Halley's Comet.
As the name spread across Europe, it took on different spellings and variations, such as Edmundo in Spanish and Edmondo in Italian. However, the core meaning of prosperity and protection remained consistent throughout its evolution.
People
Edmond + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edmond 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
Edmond: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edmond?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11,898 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edmond 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 28,808 US residents.
Is Edmond a common name?
We classify Edmond as "Uncommon". It ranks above 97.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 24,827 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edmond most popular?
The single biggest year for Edmond was 1920, when 433 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edmond is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edmond in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 13,065 people with the name Edmond, or 4.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,079 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Edmond in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Edmond?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edmond appears almost entirely male. Of the 13,062 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Edmond?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edmond is White at 60.9%. The next largest groups are Black (21.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Edmond most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Edmond in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.9% (7,953 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Edmond in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edmond a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edmond 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.
Is Edmond still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edmond in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Edmond can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Edmond?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Edmond at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.