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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1921 · 20,817 births
- Debut · boys
- 2,364 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 118 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,303,594since 1880
Edward over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #224 | 1,591 | |
| 2024 | — | #228 | 1,589 | |
| 2023 | — | #213 | 1,737 | |
| 2022 | — | #216 | 1,752 | |
| 2021 | — | #218 | 1,749 | |
| 2020 | — | #195 | 1,952 | |
| 2019 | — | #192 | 2,054 | |
| 2018 | — | #170 | 2,286 | |
| 2017 | — | #169 | 2,328 | |
| 2016 | — | #162 | 2,518 | |
| 2015 | — | #158 | 2,602 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #162 | 2,591 |
| 2013 | — | #145 | 2,711 | |
| 2012 | — | #157 | 2,597 | |
| 2011 | — | #148 | 2,671 | |
| 2010 | — | #136 | 2,905 | |
| 2009 | — | #137 | 2,988 | |
| 2008 | — | #148 | 2,796 | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #145 | 2,828 |
| 2006 | — | #141 | 2,871 | |
| 2005 | — | #134 | 2,975 | |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #129 | 3,156 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #130 | 3,114 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #119 | 3,244 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #113 | 3,376 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #108 | 3,485 |
| 1999 | — | #103 | 3,597 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #105 | 3,575 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #100 | 3,915 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #96 | 4,073 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #88 | 4,143 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #84 | 4,520 |
| 1993 | #5,206 | 18 | #78 | 4,790 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #70 | 5,233 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | #68 | 5,572 |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 19 | #68 | 5,746 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #62 | 5,849 |
| 1988 | #2,646 | 40 | #62 | 5,801 |
| 1987 | #2,531 | 40 | #61 | 5,913 |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 | #61 | 5,777 |
| 1985 | #2,283 | 44 | #59 | 5,869 |
| 1984 | #2,266 | 43 | #58 | 5,914 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #55 | 6,005 |
| 1982 | #1,991 | 52 | #53 | 6,281 |
| 1981 | #2,195 | 46 | #51 | 6,661 |
| 1980 | #1,785 | 61 | #52 | 6,762 |
| 1979 | #1,678 | 66 | #48 | 6,877 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | #47 | 6,473 |
| 1977 | #2,063 | 46 | #47 | 6,840 |
| 1976 | #1,840 | 50 | #45 | 7,048 |
| 1975 | #1,672 | 57 | #41 | 7,381 |
| 1974 | #1,630 | 57 | #40 | 7,817 |
| 1973 | #1,570 | 59 | #39 | 8,360 |
| 1972 | #1,303 | 78 | #34 | 9,292 |
| 1971 | #1,488 | 68 | #32 | 11,062 |
| 1970 | #1,562 | 62 | #31 | 12,275 |
| 1969 | #1,385 | 69 | #32 | 12,451 |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | #31 | 12,276 |
| 1967 | #1,416 | 61 | #31 | 12,652 |
| 1966 | #1,385 | 63 | #30 | 13,279 |
| 1965 | #1,168 | 84 | #29 | 14,404 |
| 1964 | #1,443 | 61 | #27 | 15,609 |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | #27 | 15,323 |
| 1962 | #1,350 | 67 | #29 | 15,518 |
| 1961 | #1,354 | 68 | #29 | 15,877 |
| 1960 | #1,312 | 70 | #26 | 16,595 |
| 1959 | #1,348 | 63 | #27 | 16,914 |
| 1958 | #1,310 | 65 | #28 | 17,377 |
| 1957 | #1,398 | 57 | #25 | 18,711 |
| 1956 | #1,241 | 70 | #25 | 19,436 |
| 1955 | #1,404 | 51 | #25 | 19,280 |
| 1954 | #1,518 | 44 | #22 | 19,493 |
| 1953 | #1,389 | 49 | #23 | 18,984 |
| 1952 | #1,297 | 54 | #23 | 19,501 |
| 1951 | #1,434 | 43 | #23 | 19,913 |
| 1950 | #1,183 | 61 | #22 | 18,714 |
| 1949 | #1,289 | 50 | #21 | 19,174 |
| 1948 | #1,285 | 51 | #19 | 18,983 |
| 1947 | #1,217 | 55 | #19 | 20,539 |
| 1946 | #1,192 | 52 | #19 | 18,585 |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | #18 | 15,870 |
| 1944 | #1,115 | 49 | #18 | 16,482 |
| 1943 | #1,077 | 55 | #18 | 17,713 |
| 1942 | #936 | 70 | #17 | 17,470 |
| 1941 | #1,065 | 47 | #17 | 15,580 |
| 1940 | #1,080 | 45 | #16 | 14,405 |
| 1939 | #996 | 50 | #15 | 14,427 |
| 1938 | #944 | 57 | #13 | 14,551 |
| 1937 | #896 | 59 | #13 | 14,930 |
| 1936 | #847 | 64 | #13 | 14,194 |
| 1935 | #823 | 69 | #13 | 13,844 |
| 1934 | #839 | 66 | #13 | 13,917 |
| 1933 | #865 | 60 | #11 | 13,797 |
| 1932 | #724 | 86 | #11 | 15,191 |
| 1931 | #662 | 101 | #11 | 15,646 |
| 1930 | #679 | 102 | #10 | 17,352 |
| 1929 | #593 | 132 | #10 | 17,220 |
| 1928 | #600 | 138 | #10 | 18,492 |
| 1927 | #683 | 112 | #10 | 19,115 |
| 1926 | #686 | 113 | #10 | 19,375 |
| 1925 | #715 | 106 | #9 | 20,090 |
| 1924 | #756 | 97 | #9 | 21,126 |
| 1923 | #825 | 79 | #8 | 20,597 |
| 1922 | #760 | 93 | #8 | 20,419 |
| 1921 | #823 | 80 | #8 | 20,817 |
| 1920 | #908 | 64 | #8 | 20,097 |
| 1919 | #870 | 65 | #8 | 18,536 |
| 1918 | #900 | 63 | #8 | 19,489 |
| 1917 | #888 | 61 | #8 | 17,501 |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | #8 | 17,005 |
| 1915 | #900 | 53 | #8 | 15,889 |
| 1914 | #850 | 48 | #8 | 12,319 |
| 1913 | #810 | 42 | #8 | 9,474 |
| 1912 | #978 | 27 | #8 | 7,936 |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | #9 | 4,164 |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | #9 | 3,407 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | #9 | 2,935 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #9 | 2,707 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #9 | 2,576 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #9 | 2,398 |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | #9 | 2,366 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #9 | 2,335 |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | #9 | 2,268 |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | #9 | 2,294 |
| 1901 | — | #9 | 1,917 | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #9 | 2,720 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | #9 | 1,901 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #9 | 2,337 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #9 | 2,121 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #9 | 2,296 |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 | #10 | 2,203 |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | #11 | 2,179 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | #9 | 2,309 |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | #11 | 2,416 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | #11 | 1,989 |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | #11 | 2,282 |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | #10 | 2,299 |
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | #11 | 2,470 |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | #10 | 2,125 |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | #11 | 2,312 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #11 | 2,220 |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | #11 | 2,439 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | #11 | 2,250 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #11 | 2,477 |
| 1881 | — | #10 | 2,177 | |
| 1880 | — | #11 | 2,364 | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#50 · 1 in 184
- New Jersey#57 · 1 in 267
- New York#59 · 1 in 309
- Rhode Island#61 · 1 in 218
- Alaska#67 · 1 in 210
Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #50 | 27 | 1 in 184 |
| New Jersey | #57 | 180 | 1 in 267 |
| New York | #59 | 372 | 1 in 309 |
| Rhode Island | #61 | 24 | 1 in 218 |
| Alaska | #67 | 16 | 1 in 210 |
| Massachusetts | #67 | 127 | 1 in 286 |
| Delaware | #75 | 13 | 1 in 301 |
| Connecticut | #77 | 55 | 1 in 336 |
| South Carolina | #77 | 53 | 1 in 381 |
| Virginia | #77 | 109 | 1 in 354 |
| Pennsylvania | #83 | 175 | 1 in 377 |
| California | #84 | 677 | 1 in 363 |
| Maryland | #85 | 72 | 1 in 390 |
| Florida | #93 | 197 | 1 in 436 |
| Illinois | #95 | 190 | 1 in 419 |
| Hawaii | #96 | 14 | 1 in 376 |
| Texas | #97 | 410 | 1 in 383 |
| Georgia | #100 | 100 | 1 in 502 |
| Alabama | #105 | 49 | 1 in 502 |
| North Carolina | #106 | 87 | 1 in 540 |
| Tennessee | #108 | 61 | 1 in 568 |
| Michigan | #112 | 109 | 1 in 544 |
| Nevada | #115 | 24 | 1 in 445 |
| Arizona | #116 | 77 | 1 in 446 |
| Louisiana | #116 | 52 | 1 in 517 |
| Maine | #116 | 12 | 1 in 479 |
| Ohio | #117 | 124 | 1 in 565 |
| Missouri | #118 | 65 | 1 in 529 |
| West Virginia | #120 | 15 | 1 in 618 |
| New Mexico | #123 | 22 | 1 in 485 |
| Mississippi | #126 | 26 | 1 in 576 |
| New Hampshire | #135 | 9 | 1 in 661 |
| Nebraska | #136 | 17 | 1 in 574 |
| Washington | #139 | 55 | 1 in 613 |
| Minnesota | #143 | 34 | 1 in 848 |
| Wisconsin | #143 | 35 | 1 in 821 |
| Indiana | #144 | 49 | 1 in 761 |
| Kentucky | #157 | 26 | 1 in 893 |
| Oregon | #161 | 28 | 1 in 691 |
| Colorado | #165 | 32 | 1 in 781 |
| Montana | #166 | 6 | 1 in 671 |
| Oklahoma | #186 | 22 | 1 in 914 |
| Kansas | #204 | 15 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Arkansas | #223 | 12 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Iowa | #223 | 11 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Utah | #226 | 16 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23,133 | #10 (1889) | #11 |
| 1890s | 22,033 | #9 (1898) | #10 |
| 1900s | 24,516 | #9 (1909) | #9 |
| 1910s | 125,720 | #8 (1918) | #8 |
| 1920s | 197,348 | #8 (1921) | #9 |
| 1930s | 147,849 | #10 (1930) | #12 |
| 1940s | 174,801 | #16 (1940) | #18 |
| 1950s | 188,323 | #22 (1954) | #24 |
| 1960s | 143,984 | #26 (1960) | #29 |
| 1970s | 83,425 | #31 (1970) | #40 |
| 1980s | 60,832 | #51 (1981) | #57 |
| 1990s | 45,164 | #68 (1990) | #86 |
| 2000s | 30,833 | #108 (2000) | #130 |
| 2010s | 25,263 | #136 (2010) | #160 |
| 2020s | 10,370 | #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 1997
girls
#13,724
5 births · 1 in 348,142 girls
boys
#100
3,915 births · 1 in 482 boys
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 348,142 of them was named Edward, which outranked 15.1% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Edward
Tied with 2,439 names at #13,724; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 482 of them was named Edward, which outranked 99.1% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Edward
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.