Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 164
- 164 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 261 as a first name in 2020; 1,363 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edman’s family of names
Edman may belong to the same name family as EDDMAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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