Fun Facts About the Name Edmon
- More than 1 thousand babies named Edmon: U.S. records list 1,200 babies given the name Edmon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Edmon Mean?
Edmon is a variant form of the English name Edmund, which descends from the Old English Eadmund. That earlier name joins two elements: ead, meaning "wealth," "prosperity," or "fortune," and mund, meaning "hand," "protection," or "guardian." Put together, the literal sense is something like "prosperity-protection" or "fortunate guardian," and the customary English gloss is "wealthy protector" or "prosperous protector."
The change in spelling from Eadmund to Edmund reflects the general simplification of Old English vowel combinations after the Norman Conquest, while the form Edmon drops or softens the final consonant found in Edmund and Edmond, the Old French spelling. Because the underlying elements and meaning are the same, Edmon does not carry a separate etymology of its own. Edmon is also used as a given name in Armenian and some other languages, where it is likewise a form of the same Edmund/Edmond stock rather than an unrelated name.
Edmon Name History & Origins
The root name Eadmund is recorded in Anglo-Saxon England, and it was borne by Edmund, king of East Anglia, who was killed by Viking forces in 869 and later venerated as a saint. His cult spread widely, and churches and towns in England were dedicated to him, which helped keep the name in use. Other early bearers include King Edmund I (reigned 939 - 946) and Edmund Ironside (king in 1016).
After the Norman Conquest, the name was carried in Old French forms such as Edmond, and it was reinforced in England by the continuing cult of St. Edmund, including Edmund of Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury in the thirteenth century. From the medieval period onward, English spellings of the name varied considerably, and Edmon appears among those shortened or altered forms, alongside Edmond and Edmund. Edmon has also been used as a given name in Armenian, where it entered through European contact and is treated as a form of the same name.
The final -d in Edmund/Edmond is the element mund, so forms without it are spelling variants rather than a different name. The name should not be confused with superficially similar names such as Edwin or Eamon, which have separate origins.
How Popular is the Name Edmon?
Edmon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1924. Its best rank was #702 in 1892.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #12,568 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,147 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,158 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,826 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,965 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,332 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #9,867 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,731 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,619 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,387 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,092 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,138 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,231 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #7,194 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #4,646 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,794 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #5,502 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,017 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,006 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #6,534 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,859 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,623 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #3,888 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,268 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,288 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,118 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,715 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #3,398 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #5,318 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #3,217 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #4,388 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,585 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,343 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #2,520 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,644 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,735 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,750 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,174 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,434 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,103 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,146 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,033 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,632 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #2,235 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #2,060 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #2,178 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,164 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,422 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,053 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #1,965 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #1,568 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #1,838 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,229 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #1,857 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #2,069 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,020 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #1,646 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1939 | #1,901 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #2,374 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #1,459 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1936 | #1,516 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1935 | #1,503 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1934 | #2,163 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #1,931 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #1,332 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1931 | #2,129 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,574 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1929 | #1,455 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1928 | #2,076 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #1,761 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1926 | #1,530 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1925 | #1,234 | 34 | 0.0030% |
| 1924 | #1,230 | 35 | 0.0031% |
| 1923 | #1,438 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1922 | #1,372 | 29 | 0.0027% |
| 1921 | #1,423 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1920 | #1,281 | 32 | 0.0030% |
| 1919 | #1,646 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1918 | #1,458 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,376 | 26 | 0.0028% |
| 1916 | #1,217 | 30 | 0.0034% |
| 1915 | #1,677 | 18 | 0.0021% |
| 1914 | #1,805 | 13 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #1,517 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,554 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1911 | #1,586 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1910 | #1,465 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1909 | #1,515 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1906 | #1,039 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1904 | #1,101 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1902 | #956 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1900 | #1,366 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1898 | #1,173 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1895 | #905 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1892 | #702 | 10 | 0.0082% |
| 1889 | #822 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1887 | #975 | 5 | 0.0049% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Edmon Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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