A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Edmond
bookish · gallic · deliberate
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenFrench spelling of the Old English name Eadmund, formed from roots meaning fortune and protection. It entered English usage after the Norman Conquest and later crossed the Atlantic, finding particular favor in francophone Louisiana. American records have treated it as a distinct, slightly continental alternative to Edmund since the late nineteenth century.
Also answers toEd, Eddie, Ned
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 433 souls, A.D. 1920 2025
2025: 75 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
53 yrs
Most Edmonds were born around 1957 — has dialed a rotary phone in earnest.
Peak Reign
1920
№263 that year
Generation
Boomer, 34%
then Gen X 21% · Millennial 15%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈25K ever born · now falling
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Edmond grew up with
SSA DataThe Twist·banana-seat bikes·45 rpm singles
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Edmond peaked in 1920.
Estimated average age: 53.
What people think
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Edmond sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA name that reads like a fountain pen and a woolen waistcoat. It peaked in 1920 and spent the ensuing century slipping quietly down the charts without ever vanishing entirely. An Edmond is generally imagined with a library card, a fountain pen, and very firm opinions on binding glue.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name saw its high-water mark in 1920 with 433 recorded births before beginning a slow, steady retreat.
Field Note 02
Baby Boomers make up over a third of all living bearers, leaving the average Edmond in his mid-fifties today.
Field Note 03
Holding the French spelling ensures a lifetime of clarifying that the second syllable contains an o rather than a u.
Notable Edmonds
AI-WrittenEdmond Rostandplaywright, b. 1868
Edmond O'Brienactor, b. 1915
Edmond Halleyastronomer and mathematician, b. 1656
Ephemera — If Edmond were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Color
Iron gall ink
Job
Museum registrar
Object
Fountain pen with a brass nib
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