Edmund

“Prosperous protector” — Old English origin

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

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. Ted is a short form of Edmund.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 boys in Poland (2025) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

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 — German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938)
Edmund Spenser — English poet (c. 1552 – 1599)
Edmund I — King of England (r. 939–946)

In stories & tradition

Edmund Pevensie — The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe · The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Edmund Blackadder — Blackadder
Edmund Duke — StarCraft universe

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 · Elvin · Ervin · Roland

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