Edwin

Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504 · #398 for boys in 2025, 798 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1922 · 3,827 births
Debut · boys
309 births
In top 100 · boys
62 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
247,553
since 1880

Edwin over time

boys

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

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #52, 1922boys
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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#398798
2024#382852
2023#384831
2022#359917
2021#353921
2020#344931
2019#348962
2018#3321,005
2017#3321,034
2016#3171,105
2015#3121,149
2014#2981,189
2013#2821,235
2012#2701,308
2011#2351,524
2010#2091,703
2009#1921,980
2008#17,5045#1752,263
2007#1712,398
2006#13,6067#1582,672
2005#16,4625#1782,307
2004#9,26411#1732,354
2003#11,3258#1802,171
2002#10,2469#1792,147
2001#15,3525#1861,987
2000#10,7458#1951,802
1999#12,6886#2041,678
1998#1961,703
1997#9,8028#1981,605
1996#6,72313#1961,586
1995#10,5147#1871,685
1994#8,12210#1751,801
1993#4,82620#1761,823
1992#5,05119#1771,808
1991#5,94915#1631,968
1990#5,83515#1701,817
1989#5,54515#1711,761
1988#4,84017#1821,553
1987#5,31214#1911,406
1986#5,18814#1901,345
1985#9,3076#1891,329
1984#8,1537#1841,347
1983#4,28617#1981,193
1982#6,37110#1891,340
1981#7,4098#1871,334
1980#6,7899#1881,295
1979#10,2105#1861,284
1978#4,07917#1941,230
1977#8,4446#1801,283
1976#9,2845#1881,183
1975#6,4848#1831,240
1974#5,36010#1921,167
1973#6,6667#1771,320
1972#4,09114#1771,397
1971#3,50818#1761,525
1970#4,24613#1671,725
1969#3,77414#1611,777
1968#3,05718#1601,685
1967#3,48414#1611,666
1966#3,04017#1521,873
1965#3,95211#1571,907
1964#3,51514#1532,168
1963#4,01911#1482,234
1962#3,03317#1432,407
1961#3,31815#1452,447
1960#2,90418#1402,471
1959#4,6258#1372,580
1958#3,92510#1372,601
1957#3,69611#1342,714
1956#4,1619#1242,771
1955#3,77810#1242,666
1954#3,15713#1292,551
1953#2,81215#1232,644
1952#4,1238#1182,631
1951#4,0118#1192,569
1950#5,3015#1172,486
1949#1232,374
1948#5,2435#1162,434
1947#4,3457#1142,590
1946#1122,380
1945#3,3888#1171,948
1944#3,3788#1062,238
1943#4,1966#1072,388
1942#3,1949#1052,295
1941#3,0309#972,214
1940#3,8636#962,116
1939#3,1458#962,063
1938#4,3425#902,250
1937#3,8006#892,262
1936#2,8579#842,271
1935#2,9269#892,258
1934#2,42412#802,347
1933#2,05215#772,328
1932#2,23514#722,568
1931#2,10515#672,704
1930#1,60724#662,972
1929#1,48727#662,897
1928#1,58926#583,166
1927#1,36235#573,390
1926#2,07618#553,491
1925#1,84722#573,560
1924#1,53330#553,788
1923#1,78223#563,652
1922#1,83622#523,827
1921#3,16410#543,750
1920#2,35715#533,734
1919#1,98918#523,450
1918#2,67412#553,487
1917#1,92318#553,346
1916#2,49812#533,299
1915#1,96416#533,151
1914#3,6185#532,386
1913#1,88311#551,825
1912#1,42115#541,518
1911#2,1916#60699
1910#2,3985#70536
1909#62492
1908#64477
1907#62468
1906#65390
1905#70357
1904#1,8775#64388
1903#1,5926#62347
1902#56393
1901#65299
1900#1,9325#74350
1899#1,2787#59329
1898#57391
1897#1,5555#53380
1896#59351
1895#60346
1894#1,4855#58366
1893#58354
1892#63338
1891#57327
1890#63323
1889#66306
1888#69298
1887#57310
1886#59313
1885#63289
1884#61308
1883#57299
1882#59305
1881#59274
1880#56309
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Edwin was already there! It came in at #56, and was given to 309 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1906, when fewer than 400 boys a year got the name.

Where Edwin is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNHWashington: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,684 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #355 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,405 boysMNIllinois: #206 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,376 boysILWisconsin: #192 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,049 boysWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,263 boysMINew York: #68 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 387 boysNYMassachusetts: #116 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 866 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedRIOregon: #237 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,024 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,008 boysINOhio: #199 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,783 boysOHPennsylvania: #156 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,301 boysPANew Jersey: #81 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 540 boysNJConnecticut: #101 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 661 boysCTCalifornia: #219 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 1,430 boysCAUtah: #295 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,732 boysUTColorado: #197 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,342 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #256 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,539 boysMOKentucky: #235 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,048 boysKYWest Virginia: #168 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,322 boysWVVirginia: #189 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,271 boysVAMaryland: #218 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,684 boysMDDelaware: #114 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 654 boysDEArizona: #371 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,975 boysAZNew Mexico: #214 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,043 boysNMKansas: #284 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,528 boysKSArkansas: #262 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,120 boysARTennessee: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,654 boysTNNorth Carolina: #204 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,450 boysNCSouth Carolina: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,245 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #193 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,095 boysDCOklahoma: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,388 boysOKLouisiana: #210 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,126 boysLAMississippi: #171 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 903 boysMSAlabama: #268 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,094 boysALGeorgia: #302 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,544 boysGAHawaii: #144 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 620 boysHITexas: #340 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,390 boysTXFlorida: #170 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 983 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#68 · 1 in 387
  2. New Jersey#81 · 1 in 540
  3. Connecticut#101 · 1 in 661
  4. Delaware#114 · 1 in 654
  5. Massachusetts#116 · 1 in 866

Best ever in a state: #12 in Idaho, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#682901 in 387
New Jersey#81751 in 540
Connecticut#101241 in 661
Delaware#11451 in 654
Massachusetts#116371 in 866
Hawaii#144101 in 620
Pennsylvania#156551 in 1,301
West Virginia#168101 in 1,322
Florida#170481 in 983
Mississippi#171201 in 903
Virginia#189241 in 1,271
Wisconsin#192151 in 2,049
District of Columbia#19371 in 1,095
Colorado#197141 in 1,342
Ohio#199421 in 1,783
North Carolina#204251 in 1,450
South Carolina#204161 in 1,245
Illinois#206571 in 1,376
Louisiana#210271 in 1,126
Indiana#213191 in 2,008
New Mexico#21491 in 1,043
Maryland#218121 in 1,684
Tennessee#218181 in 1,654
California#2191111 in 1,430
Michigan#228271 in 2,263
Kentucky#235131 in 2,048
Oregon#23781 in 2,024
Missouri#256131 in 2,539
Arkansas#26271 in 2,120
Alabama#268121 in 2,094
Kansas#28461 in 2,528
Oklahoma#28681 in 2,388
Washington#29091 in 2,684
Utah#29561 in 2,732
Georgia#302141 in 2,544
Texas#340451 in 2,390
Minnesota#35551 in 5,405
Arizona#37161 in 2,975
Alaska
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
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 Edwin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#382#398)
  • 54 spots since 2020 (#344#398)
  • 86 spots since 2015 (#312#398)
  • Biggest jump: 20 spots in 2006 (#178#158)
  • Biggest drop: 35 spots in 2012 (#235#270)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1922 at #52 (3,827 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 43 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 62 yrs · run 1880–1941
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 269
  • Highest: 1 in 269 boys born in 1915 were named Edwin (0.37%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,140 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
  • Its best rank, #52 in 1922, was only 1 in 284 (0.35%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 14.2% of all boys named Edwin (35,255) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,011#56 (1880)#61
1890s3,505#53 (1897)#59
1900s3,961#56 (1902)#64
1910s23,697#52 (1919)#56
1920s35,255#52 (1922)#56
1930s24,023#66 (1930)#81
1940s22,977#96 (1940)#109
1950s26,213#117 (1950)#126
1960s20,635#140 (1960)#152
1970s13,354#167 (1970)#182
1980s13,903#171 (1989)#187
1990s17,474#163 (1991)#184
2000s22,081#158 (2006)#179
2010s12,214#209 (2010)#294
2020s5,250#344 (2020)#370

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.

Edwin in 1976

girls
#9,284
5 births · 1 in 293,020 girls
boys
#188
1,183 births · 1 in 1,326 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #9,284Edwin5

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #188Edwin1,183
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 293,020 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 14.9% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #8,156Zanobia6
  2. #8,156Zayda6
  3. #8,156Zola6
  4. #9,284Edwin5
  5. #9,284Aaren5
  6. #9,284Abeer5
  7. #9,284Abi5

Tied with 1,629 names at #9,284; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,326 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #185Terrance1,199
  2. #186Mitchell1,188
  3. #187Clayton1,185
  4. #188Edwin1,183
  5. #189Theodore1,174
  6. #190Melvin1,165
  7. #191Terrence1,164
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976