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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #8, 1921boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #63 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 245 boysAKMaine: #62 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 267 boysMEVermont: #55 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 180 boysVTNew Hampshire: #60 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 243 boysNHWashington: #72 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 375 boysWAIdaho: #110 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 570 boysIDMontana: #86 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 414 boysMTNorth Dakota: #83 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 407 boysNDMinnesota: #100 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 691 boysMNIllinois: #48 for boys · 361 births · 1 in 239 boysILWisconsin: #79 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 476 boysWIMichigan: #55 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 272 boysMINew York: #40 for boys · 628 births · 1 in 179 boysNYMassachusetts: #44 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 171 boysMARhode Island: #38 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 131 boysRIOregon: #74 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 361 boysORNevada: #53 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 230 boysNVWyoming: #120 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 655 boysWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 946 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 538 boysIAIndiana: #76 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 417 boysINOhio: #55 for boys · 326 births · 1 in 250 boysOHPennsylvania: #42 for boys · 457 births · 1 in 168 boysPANew Jersey: #31 for boys · 371 births · 1 in 115 boysNJConnecticut: #40 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 179 boysCTCalifornia: #54 for boys · 796 births · 1 in 242 boysCAUtah: #118 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 666 boysUTColorado: #74 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 380 boysCONebraska: #89 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 508 boysNEMissouri: #61 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 304 boysMOKentucky: #69 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 335 boysKYWest Virginia: #63 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 318 boysWVVirginia: #49 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 229 boysVAMaryland: #41 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 173 boysMDDelaware: #50 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 210 boysDEArizona: #47 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 209 boysAZNew Mexico: #59 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 251 boysNMKansas: #78 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 398 boysKSArkansas: #69 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 290 boysARTennessee: #67 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 305 boysTNNorth Carolina: #57 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 266 boysNCSouth Carolina: #50 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 234 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #41 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 161 boysDCOklahoma: #71 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 294 boysOKLouisiana: #57 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 269 boysLAMississippi: #47 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 211 boysMSAlabama: #59 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 266 boysALGeorgia: #56 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 278 boysGAHawaii: #44 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 182 boysHITexas: #55 for boys · 494 births · 1 in 270 boysTXFlorida: #47 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 228 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#31 · 1 in 115
  2. Rhode Island#38 · 1 in 131
  3. New York#40 · 1 in 179
  4. Connecticut#40 · 1 in 179
  5. District of Columbia#41 · 1 in 161

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#313711 in 115
Rhode Island#38421 in 131
Connecticut#40971 in 179
New York#406281 in 179
District of Columbia#41491 in 161
Maryland#411351 in 173
Pennsylvania#424571 in 168
Hawaii#44381 in 182
Massachusetts#442031 in 171
Arizona#471081 in 209
Florida#472621 in 228
Mississippi#47951 in 211
Illinois#483611 in 239
Virginia#491481 in 229
Delaware#50181 in 210
South Carolina#50921 in 234
Nevada#53231 in 230
California#547961 in 242
Michigan#552481 in 272
Ohio#553261 in 250
Texas#554941 in 270
Vermont#55181 in 180
Georgia#561481 in 278
Louisiana#571361 in 269
North Carolina#571441 in 266
Alabama#591031 in 266
New Mexico#59451 in 251
New Hampshire#60251 in 243
Missouri#611231 in 304
Maine#62271 in 267
Alaska#63151 in 245
West Virginia#63441 in 318
Tennessee#671101 in 305
Arkansas#69561 in 290
Kentucky#69841 in 335
Oklahoma#71781 in 294
Washington#72831 in 375
Colorado#74601 in 380
Oregon#74551 in 361
Indiana#761001 in 417
Kansas#78451 in 398
Wisconsin#79741 in 476
North Dakota#83141 in 407
Montana#86141 in 414
Iowa#89421 in 538
Nebraska#89251 in 508
Minnesota#100471 in 691
Idaho#110151 in 570
Utah#118291 in 666
Wyoming#12061 in 655
South Dakota#15361 in 946

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 1980

girls
#1,785
61 births · 1 in 27,218 girls
boys
#52
6,762 births · 1 in 264 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #1,785Edward61

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #52Edward6,762
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 27,218 of them was named Edward, which outranked 85.3% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edward
  1. #1,766Pamala62
  2. #1,766Shanel62
  3. #1,766Shondra62
  4. #1,785Edward61
  5. #1,785Arika61
  6. #1,785Bobbijo61
  7. #1,785Cathrine61
  8. #1,805Annabel60
  9. #1,805Annika60
  10. #1,805Aubrie60

Tied with 19 names at #1,785; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 264 of them was named Edward, which outranked 99.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edward
  1. #49Bryan7,513
  2. #50Derek7,240
  3. #51Bradley7,210
  4. #52Edward6,762
  5. #53Donald6,269
  6. #54Samuel6,014
  7. #55Peter5,967
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →