Edmon
Meaning "prosperous guardian", derived from the Old English elements "ead" (prosperous) and "mund" (protector).
Name Census estimates that about 456 living Americans carry the first name Edmon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Edmon today is around 58 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edmon births was 1924 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edmon. 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.
People living today
456
~ 1 in 751,654 Americans
Peak year
1924
35 babies that year
Average age
58
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,568
Tracked since 1887
Census
Edmon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 689 people with the first name Edmon, which placed it at #16,394 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
#16,394
National first-name rank
People counted
689
689 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
52.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edmon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edmon is White at 52.8%. The next largest groups are Black (20.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.8%). 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 Edmon 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 Edmon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White52.8% · 364
- Black or African American20.2% · 139
- Asian and Pacific Islander15.8% · 109
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 49
- Two or more races4.1% · 28
Popularity
Edmon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edmon 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 269 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
Edmon 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 Edmon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edmons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Alabama, Arkansas recorded the most babies named Edmon, while Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Edmon
The given name Edmon has its origins in the Old English language, tracing back to the 9th century. It is derived from the Old English words "ead," meaning prosperity or fortune, and "mund," meaning protection or guardian. The name was initially popular among the Anglo-Saxon population in England during the early medieval period.
Edmon was a relatively common name among the nobility and clergy of England in the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded examples of this name is Edmon of St. Albans, an English monk and scholar who lived in the late 10th century and wrote several religious texts, including a life of St. Alban.
In the 12th century, Edmon de Eversham, also known as Edmon of Evesham, was a prominent English Benedictine monk and chronicler. He is best known for his work "Vita et Passio Sancti Thomae Cantuariensis" (Life and Passion of St. Thomas of Canterbury), which documented the life and martyrdom of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
During the 13th century, Edmon FitzAlan, a Norman noble and Lord of Oswestry, played a significant role in the Welsh Marches conflicts. He was a close ally of King Henry III and participated in several military campaigns against the Welsh princes.
In the 15th century, Edmon Bonner, also known as Edmund Bonner, was an English ecclesiastical leader who served as the Bishop of London during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I. He was a prominent figure in the English Reformation and played a role in the persecution of Protestants during the Marian Persecutions.
Another notable figure bearing the name Edmon was Edmon Richer, a 16th-century French theologian and Gallican writer. He was a prominent advocate for the rights of the French church and argued against the absolute authority of the Pope in spiritual matters.
People
Edmon + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Edmon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edmon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 456 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edmon 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 751,654 US residents.
Is Edmon a common name?
We classify Edmon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,200 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edmon most popular?
The single biggest year for Edmon was 1924, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edmon is about 58 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edmon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 689 people with the name Edmon, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,394 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 Edmon 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 Edmon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edmon appears almost entirely male. Of the 691 people counted with this name, 99.9% 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 Edmon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edmon is White at 52.8%. The next largest groups are Black (20.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.8%). 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 Edmon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Edmon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.8% (364 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 Edmon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edmon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edmon 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 Edmon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edmon 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 Edmon 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 people have the name Edmon?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Edmon, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.