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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #36 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 132 boysAKMaine: #35 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 129 boysMEVermont: #32 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 113 boysVTNew Hampshire: #29 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 104 boysNHWashington: #39 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 191 boysWAIdaho: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 314 boysIDMontana: #46 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 183 boysMTNorth Dakota: #84 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 374 boysNDMinnesota: #67 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 330 boysMNIllinois: #29 for boys · 784 births · 1 in 118 boysILWisconsin: #45 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 209 boysWIMichigan: #34 for boys · 527 births · 1 in 148 boysMINew York: #23 for boys · 1,648 births · 1 in 91 boysNYMassachusetts: #22 for boys · 596 births · 1 in 79 boysMARhode Island: #23 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 83 boysRIOregon: #54 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 235 boysORNevada: #54 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 226 boysNVWyoming: #40 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 161 boysWYSouth Dakota: #70 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 278 boysSDIowa: #67 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 267 boysIAIndiana: #41 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 171 boysINOhio: #33 for boys · 656 births · 1 in 137 boysOHPennsylvania: #24 for boys · 1,054 births · 1 in 87 boysPANew Jersey: #20 for boys · 758 births · 1 in 71 boysNJConnecticut: #26 for boys · 267 births · 1 in 86 boysCTCalifornia: #32 for boys · 1,125 births · 1 in 147 boysCAUtah: #70 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 274 boysUTColorado: #37 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 163 boysCONebraska: #53 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 223 boysNEMissouri: #37 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 161 boysMOKentucky: #46 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 185 boysKYWest Virginia: #35 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 144 boysWVVirginia: #34 for boys · 247 births · 1 in 147 boysVAMaryland: #28 for boys · 269 births · 1 in 107 boysMDDelaware: #29 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 99 boysDEArizona: #28 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 131 boysAZNew Mexico: #32 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 139 boysNMKansas: #47 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 199 boysKSArkansas: #42 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 175 boysARTennessee: #45 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 200 boysTNNorth Carolina: #36 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 154 boysNCSouth Carolina: #31 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 143 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #32 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 126 boysDCOklahoma: #49 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 199 boysOKLouisiana: #29 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 139 boysLAMississippi: #41 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 163 boysMSAlabama: #40 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 162 boysALGeorgia: #40 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 174 boysGAHawaii: #33 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 131 boysHITexas: #35 for boys · 558 births · 1 in 179 boysTXFlorida: #31 for boys · 327 births · 1 in 142 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#20 · 1 in 71
  2. Massachusetts#22 · 1 in 79
  3. Rhode Island#23 · 1 in 83
  4. New York#23 · 1 in 91
  5. Pennsylvania#24 · 1 in 87

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#207581 in 71
Massachusetts#225961 in 79
New York#231,6481 in 91
Rhode Island#23911 in 83
Pennsylvania#241,0541 in 87
Connecticut#262671 in 86
Arizona#281101 in 131
Maryland#282691 in 107
Delaware#29421 in 99
Illinois#297841 in 118
Louisiana#292481 in 139
New Hampshire#29531 in 104
Florida#313271 in 142
South Carolina#311581 in 143
California#321,1251 in 147
District of Columbia#32971 in 126
New Mexico#32651 in 139
Vermont#32291 in 113
Hawaii#33461 in 131
Ohio#336561 in 137
Michigan#345271 in 148
Virginia#342471 in 147
Maine#35631 in 129
Texas#355581 in 179
West Virginia#35941 in 144
Alaska#36201 in 132
North Carolina#362791 in 154
Colorado#371071 in 163
Missouri#372271 in 161
Washington#391341 in 191
Alabama#401811 in 162
Georgia#402341 in 174
Wyoming#40131 in 161
Indiana#412631 in 171
Mississippi#411261 in 163
Arkansas#42861 in 175
Tennessee#451641 in 200
Wisconsin#451731 in 209
Kentucky#461461 in 185
Montana#46281 in 183
Kansas#47781 in 199
Oklahoma#49901 in 199
Nebraska#53501 in 223
Nevada#54151 in 226
Oregon#54631 in 235
Iowa#67851 in 267
Minnesota#67931 in 330
South Dakota#70171 in 278
Utah#70381 in 274
Idaho#79171 in 314
North Dakota#84131 in 374

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 1967

girls
#1,416
61 births · 1 in 27,066 girls
boys
#31
12,652 births · 1 in 138 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #1,416Edward61

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #31Edward12,652
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 27,066 of them was named Edward, which outranked 82.0% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edward
  1. #1,399Steffanie62
  2. #1,399Tosha62
  3. #1,399Twana62
  4. #1,416Edward61
  5. #1,416Caitlin61
  6. #1,416Cecile61
  7. #1,416Felica61
  8. #1,428Audrea60
  9. #1,428Dreama60
  10. #1,428Gaylene60

Tied with 11 names at #1,416; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 138 of them was named Edward, which outranked 99.3% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edward
  1. #28Matthew13,568
  2. #29Todd13,453
  3. #30Patrick12,976
  4. #31Edward12,652
  5. #32Gary12,616
  6. #33Douglas11,434
  7. #34Keith11,006
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →