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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #174 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 999 boysAKMaine: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,463 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNHWashington: #431 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,226 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: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #173 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,204 boysILWisconsin: #306 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,252 boysWIMichigan: #294 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,539 boysMINew York: #74 for boys · 274 births · 1 in 426 boysNYMassachusetts: #125 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,099 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedRIOregon: #222 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,869 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: #264 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,356 boysIAIndiana: #274 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,150 boysINOhio: #273 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,061 boysOHPennsylvania: #168 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,486 boysPANew Jersey: #86 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 547 boysNJConnecticut: #99 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 684 boysCTCalifornia: #170 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 911 boysCAUtah: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,523 boysUTColorado: #241 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,913 boysCONebraska: #234 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,383 boysNEMissouri: #282 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,240 boysMOKentucky: #186 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,759 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #229 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,797 boysVAMaryland: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,484 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedDEArizona: #245 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,656 boysAZNew Mexico: #251 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,423 boysNMKansas: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,937 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedARTennessee: #201 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,570 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,396 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,144 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #101 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 473 boysDCOklahoma: #257 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,189 boysOKLouisiana: #224 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,329 boysLAMississippi: #303 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,231 boysMSAlabama: #177 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,102 boysALGeorgia: #286 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,316 boysGAHawaii: #224 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,174 boysHITexas: #236 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,457 boysTXFlorida: #171 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,063 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#74 · 1 in 426
  2. New Jersey#86 · 1 in 547
  3. Connecticut#99 · 1 in 684
  4. District of Columbia#101 · 1 in 473
  5. Massachusetts#125 · 1 in 1,099

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#742741 in 426
New Jersey#86811 in 547
Connecticut#99281 in 684
District of Columbia#101161 in 473
Massachusetts#125341 in 1,099
Maine#16551 in 1,463
Pennsylvania#168511 in 1,486
California#1702331 in 911
Florida#171671 in 1,063
Illinois#173681 in 1,204
Alaska#17451 in 999
Alabama#177231 in 1,102
Kentucky#186141 in 1,759
South Carolina#188181 in 1,144
North Carolina#192281 in 1,396
Tennessee#201201 in 1,570
Maryland#204181 in 1,484
Kansas#22091 in 1,937
Oregon#222101 in 1,869
Hawaii#22461 in 1,174
Louisiana#224271 in 1,329
Virginia#229201 in 1,797
Nebraska#23451 in 2,383
Texas#236981 in 1,457
Colorado#241131 in 1,913
Arizona#245151 in 1,656
New Mexico#25181 in 1,423
Oklahoma#257111 in 2,189
Iowa#26461 in 3,356
Ohio#273251 in 3,061
Indiana#274121 in 3,150
Missouri#282111 in 3,240
Georgia#286181 in 2,316
Michigan#294181 in 3,539
Mississippi#30381 in 2,231
Wisconsin#30681 in 4,252
Utah#34351 in 3,523
Washington#43161 in 5,226
Arkansas———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
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 1984

girls
#8,153
7 births · 1 in 240,545 girls
boys
#184
1,347 births · 1 in 1,340 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #8,153Edwin7

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #184Edwin1,347
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 240,545 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 33.1% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #7,398Zana8
  2. #7,398Zarah8
  3. #7,398Zenovia8
  4. #8,153Edwin7
  5. #8,153Abegail7
  6. #8,153Abeni7
  7. #8,153Achel7
  8. #9,144Abi6
  9. #9,144Addison6
  10. #9,144Adea6

Tied with 990 names at #8,153; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,340 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #181Javier1,389
  2. #182Roy1,383
  3. #183Ruben1,374
  4. #184Edwin1,347
  5. #185Hector1,336
  6. #185Reginald1,336
  7. #187Darrell1,335
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →