Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edmonia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 899
- 0 boys · 899 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 29 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 girls is 5 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edmonia’s family of names
In English usage, Edmonia has a related form in EDMONDIA. In English usage, Edmonia has a related form in EDMONDIA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Edmonia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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