Edmund
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Edmund is an English name meaning “wealthy protector.” Edmund is also glossed as “wealthy guardian.” Edmund is the hero of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park but also the scheming illegitimate son in King Lear. Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealand mountaineer, was among the first to reach the summit of Everest.
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Usage of Edmund in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Edmund against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Edmund is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Edmund in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 199 boys were named Edmund, making it the #1081 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 52,083 boys have been named Edmund, with the most (1,145) in 1923. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Edmund in other languages
- Edmond Dutch, French, Romanian
- Edmondo Italian
- Edmundo Spanish
- Játmundur Icelandic
- Ödön Hungarian
Edmund name days
- November 16 Norway
- March 18 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Edmund
There are 3 towns and villages with Edmund in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Edmund | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 173 | Map |
| Edmund | South Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sutton-Saint-Edmund | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Edmund
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Edmund in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Edmund Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edmund Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edmund Robinson Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Edmund songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Edmund in their title. The best known:
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot (1976)
- Skjønn Clara og ung Edmund
- ST EDMUND (HOYTE)
- ST EDMUND'S (15523)
- ST. EDMUND – Charles Steggall
- ST. EDMUND (Dykes)
- ST. EDMUND (Lawrence)
- ST. EDMUND (Sullivan)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Edmund
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Edmund.
Edmund Anstice
Edmund C. Moy
Edmund Giambastiani
Edmund Gwenn
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Fictional characters named Edmund
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Edmund as a pet name
FurryName has found 11 dogs named Edmund in public pet registers, making it the #4,748 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Adelaide (1), Richmond (1), Seattle (1). Edmund as a dog name →
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