Edward

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #224 for boys in 2025, 1,591 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#8
1921 · 20,817 births
Debut · boys
1880
2,364 births
In top 100 · boys
118 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,303,594
since 1880

Edward over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202023peak #8, 1921boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2241,591
2024—#2281,589
2023—#2131,737
2022—#2161,752
2021—#2181,749
2020—#1951,952
2019—#1922,054
2018—#1702,286
2017—#1692,328
2016—#1622,518
2015—#1582,602
2014#16,5135#1622,591
2013—#1452,711
2012—#1572,597
2011—#1482,671
2010—#1362,905
2009—#1372,988
2008—#1482,796
2007#13,9247#1452,828
2006—#1412,871
2005—#1342,975
2004#9,89210#1293,156
2003#15,7845#1303,114
2002#13,5956#1193,244
2001#11,0208#1133,376
2000#8,53411#1083,485
1999—#1033,597
1998#10,1228#1053,575
1997#13,7245#1003,915
1996#8,13210#964,073
1995#8,7669#884,143
1994#5,24918#844,520
1993#5,20618#784,790
1992#5,26718#705,233
1991#5,00419#685,572
1990#4,86819#685,746
1989#3,89325#625,849
1988#2,64640#625,801
1987#2,53140#615,913
1986#2,47040#615,777
1985#2,28344#595,869
1984#2,26643#585,914
1983#2,65933#556,005
1982#1,99152#536,281
1981#2,19546#516,661
1980#1,78561#526,762
1979#1,67866#486,877
1978#1,86253#476,473
1977#2,06346#476,840
1976#1,84050#457,048
1975#1,67257#417,381
1974#1,63057#407,817
1973#1,57059#398,360
1972#1,30378#349,292
1971#1,48868#3211,062
1970#1,56262#3112,275
1969#1,38569#3212,451
1968#1,34768#3112,276
1967#1,41661#3112,652
1966#1,38563#3013,279
1965#1,16884#2914,404
1964#1,44361#2715,609
1963#1,37265#2715,323
1962#1,35067#2915,518
1961#1,35468#2915,877
1960#1,31270#2616,595
1959#1,34863#2716,914
1958#1,31065#2817,377
1957#1,39857#2518,711
1956#1,24170#2519,436
1955#1,40451#2519,280
1954#1,51844#2219,493
1953#1,38949#2318,984
1952#1,29754#2319,501
1951#1,43443#2319,913
1950#1,18361#2218,714
1949#1,28950#2119,174
1948#1,28551#1918,983
1947#1,21755#1920,539
1946#1,19252#1918,585
1945#1,18744#1815,870
1944#1,11549#1816,482
1943#1,07755#1817,713
1942#93670#1717,470
1941#1,06547#1715,580
1940#1,08045#1614,405
1939#99650#1514,427
1938#94457#1314,551
1937#89659#1314,930
1936#84764#1314,194
1935#82369#1313,844
1934#83966#1313,917
1933#86560#1113,797
1932#72486#1115,191
1931#662101#1115,646
1930#679102#1017,352
1929#593132#1017,220
1928#600138#1018,492
1927#683112#1019,115
1926#686113#1019,375
1925#715106#920,090
1924#75697#921,126
1923#82579#820,597
1922#76093#820,419
1921#82380#820,817
1920#90864#820,097
1919#87065#818,536
1918#90063#819,489
1917#88861#817,501
1916#1,05943#817,005
1915#90053#815,889
1914#85048#812,319
1913#81042#89,474
1912#97827#87,936
1911#1,45011#94,164
1910#1,03018#93,407
1909#1,21912#92,935
1908#1,6767#92,707
1907#1,3849#92,576
1906#1,3219#92,398
1905#1,16211#92,366
1904#1,4867#92,335
1903#1,13710#92,268
1902#1,02412#92,294
1901—#91,917
1900#1,4318#92,720
1899#1,0999#91,901
1898#1,1719#92,337
1897#1,03710#92,121
1896#1,1229#92,296
1895#89313#102,203
1894#85013#112,179
1893#95510#92,309
1892#1,0179#112,416
1891#1,2136#111,989
1890#75813#112,282
1889#75712#102,299
1888#8949#112,470
1887#69311#102,125
1886#69311#112,312
1885#1,0475#112,220
1884#7319#112,439
1883#7547#112,250
1882#9085#112,477
1881—#102,177
1880—#112,364
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Edward was already there! It came in at #11, and was given to 2,364 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2017–2025, when fewer than 2,400 boys a year got the name.

Where Edward is popular in 2023

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #150 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 394 boysAKMaine: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 620 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Edward, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #175 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 616 boysNHWashington: #226 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 931 boysWAIdaho: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,129 boysIDMontana: #163 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 481 boysMTNorth Dakota: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 693 boysNDMinnesota: #128 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 500 boysMNIllinois: #182 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 749 boysILWisconsin: #182 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 673 boysWIMichigan: #252 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,057 boysMINew York: #176 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 766 boysNYMassachusetts: #123 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 471 boysMARhode Island: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 645 boysRIOregon: #252 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 924 boysORNevada: #191 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 689 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Edward, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edward, so not publishedSDIowa: #290 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,026 boysIAIndiana: #284 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,216 boysINOhio: #229 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 921 boysOHPennsylvania: #167 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 667 boysPANew Jersey: #183 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 748 boysNJConnecticut: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 529 boysCTCalifornia: #201 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 918 boysCAUtah: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,413 boysUTColorado: #303 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,241 boysCONebraska: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,063 boysNEMissouri: #226 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 866 boysMOKentucky: #275 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,101 boysKYWest Virginia: #295 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,079 boysWVVirginia: #160 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 665 boysVAMaryland: #148 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 567 boysMDDelaware: #117 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 311 boysDEArizona: #232 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 929 boysAZNew Mexico: #135 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 445 boysNMKansas: #227 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 848 boysKSArkansas: #278 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,047 boysARTennessee: #229 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 966 boysTNNorth Carolina: #210 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 875 boysNCSouth Carolina: #139 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 511 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 271 boysDCOklahoma: #260 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 973 boysOKLouisiana: #269 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,021 boysLAMississippi: #281 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,043 boysMSAlabama: #185 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 730 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,050 boysGAHawaii: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 608 boysHITexas: #234 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 1,014 boysTXFlorida: #243 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,149 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 271
  2. Delaware#117 · 1 in 311
  3. Massachusetts#123 · 1 in 471
  4. Minnesota#128 · 1 in 500
  5. New Mexico#135 · 1 in 445

Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#81111 in 271
Delaware#11791 in 311
Massachusetts#123581 in 471
Minnesota#128481 in 500
New Mexico#135141 in 445
South Carolina#139401 in 511
Connecticut#145251 in 529
Maryland#148411 in 567
Alaska#15061 in 394
Virginia#160561 in 665
Montana#16371 in 481
Pennsylvania#167781 in 667
New Hampshire#17571 in 616
New York#1761121 in 766
Illinois#182671 in 749
Wisconsin#182351 in 673
New Jersey#183541 in 748
Alabama#185301 in 730
Nevada#191161 in 689
Maine#20061 in 620
California#2011961 in 918
Rhode Island#20151 in 645
Hawaii#21051 in 608
North Carolina#210581 in 875
Missouri#226311 in 866
Washington#226341 in 931
Kansas#227161 in 848
Ohio#229571 in 921
Tennessee#229371 in 966
Arizona#232351 in 929
Texas#2341751 in 1,014
Florida#243821 in 1,149
North Dakota#24751 in 693
Michigan#252381 in 1,057
Oregon#252161 in 924
Georgia#256481 in 1,050
Oklahoma#260181 in 973
Louisiana#269201 in 1,021
Kentucky#275181 in 1,101
Arkansas#278121 in 1,047
Mississippi#281111 in 1,043
Indiana#284261 in 1,216
Iowa#290131 in 1,026
Nebraska#29281 in 1,063
West Virginia#29561 in 1,079
Colorado#303201 in 1,241
Idaho#30371 in 1,129
Utah#352131 in 1,413
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Edward
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#228 → #224)
  • 29 spots since 2020 (#195 → #224)
  • 66 spots since 2015 (#158 → #224)
  • Biggest jump: 12 spots in 2013 (#157 → #145)
  • Biggest drop: 23 spots in 2021 (#195 → #218)
Rise & fade · boys
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1921 at #8 (20,817 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 51 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: 40 yrs · run 1895–1930
  • Top 100: 118 yrs · run 1880–1997
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 46
  • Highest: 1 in 46 boys born in 1882 were named Edward (2.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,074 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
  • Its best rank, #8 in 1921, was only 1 in 53 (1.9%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 15.1% of all boys named Edward (197,348) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s23,133#10 (1889)#11
1890s22,033#9 (1898)#10
1900s24,516#9 (1909)#9
1910s125,720#8 (1918)#8
1920s197,348#8 (1921)#9
1930s147,849#10 (1930)#12
1940s174,801#16 (1940)#18
1950s188,323#22 (1954)#24
1960s143,984#26 (1960)#29
1970s83,425#31 (1970)#40
1980s60,832#51 (1981)#57
1990s45,164#68 (1990)#86
2000s30,833#108 (2000)#130
2010s25,263#136 (2010)#160
2020s10,370#195 (2020)#216

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Edward in 2023

boys
#213
1,737 births · 1 in 985 boys

Top boys' names in 2023

  1. #1Liam20,904
  2. #2Noah19,116
  3. #3Oliver14,792
  4. #4James11,739
  5. #5Elijah11,523
  6. #6Mateo11,293
  7. #7Theodore11,093
  8. #8Henry10,996
  9. #9Lucas10,890
  10. #10William10,673
  11. #213Edward1,737
More about 2023

boys

1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 985 of them was named Edward, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edward
  1. #210Peter1,750
  2. #211Timothy1,747
  3. #212Joel1,745
  4. #213Edward1,737
  5. #214Griffin1,728
  6. #215Xander1,713
  7. #216Oscar1,702
Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 858Izael#1,665 → #807
  2. ↑ 662Chozen#1,479 → #817
  3. ↑ 589Eiden#1,479 → #890
  4. ↑ 409Cassian#938 → #529
  5. ↑ 385Kyren#1,322 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 384Dior#842 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 275Maxton#963 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 205Davian#967 → #1,172
  4. ↓ 193Braden#935 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 191Heath#862 → #1,053

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2023 →