Wealthy protector
Derived from the Old English elements 'ead', meaning wealth or fortune, and 'mund', meaning protection. It was the name of two kings of the English and several saints, maintaining a sense of royal and historical gravity.
Less common today
Edmund isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #819 in 1990.
Main character and king of Narnia · The Chronicles of Narnia
New Zealand mountaineer and first to reach Everest summit
Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher
Renowned British Shakespearean stage actor
English poet known for The Faerie Queene
English astronomer who calculated the orbit of Halley's Comet
Anti-hero protagonist of the historical comedy series · Blackadder
Hero and clergyman in Mansfield Park · Mansfield Park
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).