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Edmund

Boy's name · #1082 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Edmund — on the books since 1880, #1082 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 52,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#168 in Poland (2025) · #242 in Norway (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #654 in England & Wales (2025) · #818 in Scotland (2025) · #900 in Ireland (2025) · #1,399 in Austria (2025) · #900 in Canada (2024).

Famous Edmunds

• Edmund Hillary — New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
• Edmund Burke — Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)
• Edmund Husserl — Austrian philosopher (1859–1938)
• Edmund Spenser — English poet (c. 1552–1599)
• Edmund I — Monarch

In stories & tradition

• Edmund Pevensie — The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (book)
• Edmund Blackadder — Blackadder (TV series)
• Edmund Duke — StarCraft

What Edmunds become

Among 2,704 notable people named Edmund:

Military figures appear 2.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, British Army general (1861–1936).

Similar names: Edmond · Wallace · Edison · Alton · Eddie · Elvin

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