Edwina

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births

Peak · girls
1943 · 364 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,465
since 1881

Edwina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Edwina has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #379, 1943girls
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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
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#10,9178
2024#15,2935
2023#11,1698
2022#9,68010
2021#10,2929
2020
2019
2018#15,6825
2017#10,6899
2016#11,7818
2015#10,8669
2014
2013#13,1507
2012#11,2579
2011#11,1819
2010#11,2469
2009#12,4298
2008#10,08411
2007#12,6768
2006#9,28612
2005#7,13816
2004#12,7617
2003#10,4259
2002#6,69816
2001#6,95615
2000#5,15122
1999#5,21920
1998#9,2609
1997#6,84413
1996#5,77116
1995#3,78028
1994#4,37623
1993#4,82620
1992#3,21835
1991#3,20734
1990#3,43631
1989#2,30451
1988#1,96861
1987#1,88061
1986#2,47040
1985#1,94856
1984#1,38185
1983#1,32890
1982#1,187115
1981#1,025140
1980#1,064133
1979#1,49679
1978#1,38684
1977#1,62165
1976#1,39776
1975#1,52766
1974#1,32380
1973#1,38871
1972#1,084105
1971#1,118105
1970#1,144101
1969#985120
1968#883136
1967#793157
1966#695199
1965#704194
1964#640256
1963#589285
1962#523350
1961#585298
1960#730192
1959#750184
1958#748177
1957#697205
1956#634226
1955#624221
1954#565248
1953#579234
1952#570229
1951#537243
1950#560220
1949#551230
1948#515255
1947#501271
1946#465283
1945#435272
1944#392326
1943#379364
1942#402319
1941#476216
1940#421266
1939#433242
1938#449223
1937#436225
1936#388268
1935#432222
1934#430233
1933#405255
1932#406258
1931#411248
1930#485188
1929#545158
1928#528173
1927#505192
1926#463221
1925#448238
1924#485206
1923#478209
1922#443234
1921#512190
1920#511186
1919#500182
1918#502183
1917#539154
1916#545149
1915#523144
1914#490128
1913#53490
1912#57171
1911#61748
1910#56453
1909#55248
1908#50751
1907#60138
1906#77622
1905#55639
1904#60032
1903#76020
1902#62328
1901#54731
1900#72525
1899#57828
1898#84016
1897#78616
1896#63524
1895#78816
1894#54628
1893#66219
1892#90811
1891#64417
1890#69315
1889#83910
1888#72413
1887#63313
1886#7789
1885#69510
1884#7319
1883
1882
1881#6238
1880
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Edwina! It came in at #623, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Edwina is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedMNIllinois: #596 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,208 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedWIMichigan: #562 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,810 girlsMINew York: #512 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 7,486 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedINOhio: #499 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,304 girlsOHPennsylvania: #412 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,027 girlsPANew Jersey: #406 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,793 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #615 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 8,061 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,741 girlsMOKentucky: #337 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,392 girlsKYWest Virginia: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,586 girlsWVVirginia: #438 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,355 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #268 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #382 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,888 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #274 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsOKLouisiana: #479 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,062 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedMSAlabama: #344 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,045 girlsALGeorgia: #444 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,364 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Edwina, so not publishedHITexas: #760 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,197 girlsTXFlorida: #431 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,406 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#268 · 1 in 1,593
  2. Oklahoma#274 · 1 in 2,157
  3. Kentucky#337 · 1 in 3,392
  4. Missouri#339 · 1 in 3,741
  5. Alabama#344 · 1 in 3,045

Best ever in a state: #124 in New Mexico, 1944.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#26861 in 1,593
Oklahoma#274101 in 2,157
Kentucky#337101 in 3,392
Missouri#339111 in 3,741
Alabama#344121 in 3,045
North Carolina#382131 in 3,888
West Virginia#39851 in 4,586
New Jersey#40681 in 5,793
Pennsylvania#412181 in 6,027
Florida#43171 in 4,406
Virginia#43871 in 5,355
Georgia#44481 in 5,364
Louisiana#47971 in 5,062
Ohio#499111 in 8,304
New York#512201 in 7,486
Michigan#56281 in 9,810
Illinois#59691 in 10,208
California#615151 in 8,061
Texas#760101 in 10,197
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Edwina
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 4,376 spots since 2024 (#15,293#10,917)
  • 51 spots since 2015 (#10,866#10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 262 spots in 1899 (#840#578)
  • Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1892 (#644#908)
Rise & fade · girls
62 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1943 at #379 (364 births)
  • Births halved by 1958, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 87 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1884–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,833
  • Highest: 1 in 3,833 girls born in 1943 were named Edwina (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 18.1% of all girls named Edwina (2,802) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s72#623 (1881)#718
1890s190#546 (1894)#708
1900s334#507 (1908)#625
1910s1,202#490 (1914)#539
1920s2,007#443 (1922)#492
1930s2,362#388 (1936)#428
1940s2,802#379 (1943)#454
1950s2,187#537 (1951)#626
1960s2,187#523 (1962)#713
1970s832#1,084 (1972)#1,348
1980s832#1,025 (1981)#1,656
1990s229#3,207 (1991)#4,994
2000s124#5,151 (2000)#9,360
2010s65#10,689 (2017)#11,982
2020s40#9,680 (2022)#11,470

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

Edwina in 1951

girls
#537
243 births · 1 in 7,411 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #537Edwina243
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 7,411 of them was named Edwina, which outranked 91.4% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwina
  1. #533Roslyn246
  2. #535Nettie245
  3. #536Estelle244
  4. #537Edwina243
  5. #537Addie243
  6. #537Pearlie243
  7. #537Roxann243
  8. #541Suzan242
  9. #542Jannie241
  10. #543Janelle240

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. 345Rhona#1,333#988
  2. 307Bobbi#1,153#846
  3. 296Ricki#1,090#794
  4. 295Mindy#771#476
  5. 288Sharleen#1,053#765
Fallers
  1. 395Sharman#668#1,063
  2. 343Manuela#773#1,116
  3. 294Allie#945#1,239
  4. 253Merrie#937#1,190
  5. 252Olive#891#1,143

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

See the top 100 for 1951