# Edmund (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/edmund/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “prosperity”, “protection” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdmənd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Edmond, Eamon |
| US babies named this | 52,143 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 52,083 / 60 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,365, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old English Ēadmund, from ēad (“prosperity”) + mund (“protection”). Doublet of Eamon.

## What it means

Edmund is grouped under protector.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 | 3,094 |
| 1917 | 5 | 4,783 |
| 1919 | 5 | 5,008 |
| 1922 | 5 | 5,212 |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,116 |
| 1926 | 7 | 3,983 |
| 1927 | 5 | 5,009 |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,907 |
| 1929 | 6 | 4,208 |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,739 |
| 1979 | 5 | 10,634 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 111 | 1,471 |
| 2012 | 138 | 1,276 |
| 2013 | 152 | 1,182 |
| 2014 | 176 | 1,089 |
| 2015 | 173 | 1,113 |
| 2016 | 192 | 1,035 |
| 2017 | 163 | 1,157 |
| 2018 | 168 | 1,145 |
| 2019 | 160 | 1,194 |
| 2020 | 122 | 1,417 |
| 2021 | 174 | 1,152 |
| 2022 | 168 | 1,191 |
| 2023 | 194 | 1,099 |
| 2024 | 178 | 1,170 |
| 2025 | 199 | 1,082 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43 | 732 |
| 2012 | 39 | 805 |
| 2013 | 36 | 837 |
| 2014 | 48 | 684 |
| 2015 | 59 | 618 |
| 2016 | 50 | 691 |
| 2017 | 42 | 786 |
| 2018 | 57 | 629 |
| 2019 | 58 | 622 |
| 2020 | 41 | 766 |
| 2021 | 42 | 784 |
| 2022 | 51 | 670 |
| 2023 | 51 | 679 |
| 2024 | 37 | 857 |
| 2025 | 56 | 650 |

## In other languages

- Danish: Edmund
- French: Edmond
- Georgian: ედმუნდი
- German: Edmund
- Irish: Éamann
- Italian: Edmondo
- Latin: Edmundus
- Latvian: Edmunds
- Polish: Edmund
- Spanish: Edmundo
- Swedish: Edmund

## People named Edmund

- Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)
- Edmund Spenser, English poet (c. 1552–1599)
- Edmund Barton, Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High 
- Edmund Phelps, American economist
- Edmund Kean, English actor (1787–1833)
- Edmund Gwenn, British actor (1877–1959)
- Edmund Landau, German Jewish mathematician (1877–1938)
- Edmund Muskie, American politician (1914–1996)
- Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, British Army general (1861-1936)
- Edmund Kemper, American serial killer (born 1948)
- Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Duke of York (1341–1402)
- Edmund Randolph, American attorney (1753-1813)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.