—2024 rank
1923peak year
50,412babies named Edmund since 1880
▲ +9%5-year trend
Edmund popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Edmund mean?
From Old English ead, 'wealth, fortune', plus mund, 'protector'. Borne by two Anglo-Saxon kings and several early saints.
OriginOld English
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
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- Edmund Hillary, mountaineer
Spellings & variants
EdmondEamon
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