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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1922 · 3,827 births
- Debut · boys
- 309 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 62 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 247,553since 1880
Edwin 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 | — | #398 | 798 | |
| 2024 | — | #382 | 852 | |
| 2023 | — | #384 | 831 | |
| 2022 | — | #359 | 917 | |
| 2021 | — | #353 | 921 | |
| 2020 | — | #344 | 931 | |
| 2019 | — | #348 | 962 | |
| 2018 | — | #332 | 1,005 | |
| 2017 | — | #332 | 1,034 | |
| 2016 | — | #317 | 1,105 | |
| 2015 | — | #312 | 1,149 | |
| 2014 | — | #298 | 1,189 | |
| 2013 | — | #282 | 1,235 | |
| 2012 | — | #270 | 1,308 | |
| 2011 | — | #235 | 1,524 | |
| 2010 | — | #209 | 1,703 | |
| 2009 | — | #192 | 1,980 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #175 | 2,263 |
| 2007 | — | #171 | 2,398 | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #158 | 2,672 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #178 | 2,307 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #173 | 2,354 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #180 | 2,171 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #179 | 2,147 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #186 | 1,987 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #195 | 1,802 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #204 | 1,678 |
| 1998 | — | #196 | 1,703 | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #198 | 1,605 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #196 | 1,586 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #187 | 1,685 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #175 | 1,801 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | #176 | 1,823 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #177 | 1,808 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #163 | 1,968 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #170 | 1,817 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #171 | 1,761 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | #182 | 1,553 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #191 | 1,406 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #190 | 1,345 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #189 | 1,329 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #184 | 1,347 |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | #198 | 1,193 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #189 | 1,340 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #187 | 1,334 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #188 | 1,295 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #186 | 1,284 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #194 | 1,230 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #180 | 1,283 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #188 | 1,183 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #183 | 1,240 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #192 | 1,167 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #177 | 1,320 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #177 | 1,397 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #176 | 1,525 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #167 | 1,725 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #161 | 1,777 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #160 | 1,685 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | #161 | 1,666 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #152 | 1,873 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #157 | 1,907 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #153 | 2,168 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #148 | 2,234 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | #143 | 2,407 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | #145 | 2,447 |
| 1960 | #2,904 | 18 | #140 | 2,471 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #137 | 2,580 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #137 | 2,601 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #134 | 2,714 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #124 | 2,771 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #124 | 2,666 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #129 | 2,551 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #123 | 2,644 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #118 | 2,631 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #119 | 2,569 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #117 | 2,486 |
| 1949 | — | #123 | 2,374 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #116 | 2,434 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #114 | 2,590 |
| 1946 | — | #112 | 2,380 | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #117 | 1,948 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #106 | 2,238 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #107 | 2,388 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #105 | 2,295 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #97 | 2,214 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #96 | 2,116 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #96 | 2,063 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #90 | 2,250 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #89 | 2,262 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #84 | 2,271 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #89 | 2,258 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #80 | 2,347 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #77 | 2,328 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #72 | 2,568 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #67 | 2,704 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #66 | 2,972 |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | #66 | 2,897 |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 | #58 | 3,166 |
| 1927 | #1,362 | 35 | #57 | 3,390 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #55 | 3,491 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #57 | 3,560 |
| 1924 | #1,533 | 30 | #55 | 3,788 |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | #56 | 3,652 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #52 | 3,827 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #54 | 3,750 |
| 1920 | #2,357 | 15 | #53 | 3,734 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | #52 | 3,450 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #55 | 3,487 |
| 1917 | #1,923 | 18 | #55 | 3,346 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #53 | 3,299 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | #53 | 3,151 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #53 | 2,386 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #55 | 1,825 |
| 1912 | #1,421 | 15 | #54 | 1,518 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #60 | 699 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #70 | 536 |
| 1909 | — | #62 | 492 | |
| 1908 | — | #64 | 477 | |
| 1907 | — | #62 | 468 | |
| 1906 | — | #65 | 390 | |
| 1905 | — | #70 | 357 | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #64 | 388 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #62 | 347 |
| 1902 | — | #56 | 393 | |
| 1901 | — | #65 | 299 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #74 | 350 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #59 | 329 |
| 1898 | — | #57 | 391 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #53 | 380 |
| 1896 | — | #59 | 351 | |
| 1895 | — | #60 | 346 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #58 | 366 |
| 1893 | — | #58 | 354 | |
| 1892 | — | #63 | 338 | |
| 1891 | — | #57 | 327 | |
| 1890 | — | #63 | 323 | |
| 1889 | — | #66 | 306 | |
| 1888 | — | #69 | 298 | |
| 1887 | — | #57 | 310 | |
| 1886 | — | #59 | 313 | |
| 1885 | — | #63 | 289 | |
| 1884 | — | #61 | 308 | |
| 1883 | — | #57 | 299 | |
| 1882 | — | #59 | 305 | |
| 1881 | — | #59 | 274 | |
| 1880 | — | #56 | 309 | |
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 1917
- 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
- North Dakota#26 · 1 in 103
- South Dakota#33 · 1 in 116
- Colorado#37 · 1 in 153
- Nebraska#38 · 1 in 142
- Wisconsin#39 · 1 in 148
Best ever in a state: #12 in Idaho, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #26 | 64 | 1 in 103 |
| South Dakota | #33 | 46 | 1 in 116 |
| Colorado | #37 | 44 | 1 in 153 |
| Nebraska | #38 | 76 | 1 in 142 |
| California | #39 | 112 | 1 in 170 |
| Wisconsin | #39 | 141 | 1 in 148 |
| Montana | #40 | 32 | 1 in 169 |
| Michigan | #44 | 167 | 1 in 176 |
| Minnesota | #44 | 125 | 1 in 151 |
| Washington | #44 | 43 | 1 in 178 |
| Idaho | #45 | 20 | 1 in 172 |
| Maryland | #48 | 51 | 1 in 208 |
| Illinois | #49 | 239 | 1 in 209 |
| Oregon | #51 | 22 | 1 in 207 |
| Hawaii | #52 | 12 | 1 in 173 |
| New Jersey | #52 | 109 | 1 in 239 |
| Iowa | #53 | 92 | 1 in 201 |
| Ohio | #53 | 171 | 1 in 255 |
| Utah | #53 | 21 | 1 in 192 |
| Massachusetts | #54 | 107 | 1 in 284 |
| Maine | #55 | 26 | 1 in 201 |
| Connecticut | #56 | 49 | 1 in 258 |
| Missouri | #56 | 96 | 1 in 255 |
| New Hampshire | #57 | 12 | 1 in 227 |
| District of Columbia | #58 | 8 | 1 in 272 |
| Indiana | #58 | 85 | 1 in 248 |
| New York | #58 | 367 | 1 in 232 |
| Texas | #58 | 158 | 1 in 251 |
| Kansas | #59 | 64 | 1 in 214 |
| Virginia | #61 | 64 | 1 in 308 |
| Vermont | #62 | 8 | 1 in 250 |
| Pennsylvania | #63 | 237 | 1 in 327 |
| Kentucky | #68 | 57 | 1 in 349 |
| Florida | #70 | 21 | 1 in 372 |
| Rhode Island | #73 | 12 | 1 in 366 |
| Louisiana | #80 | 42 | 1 in 360 |
| West Virginia | #84 | 29 | 1 in 415 |
| Georgia | #91 | 54 | 1 in 485 |
| North Carolina | #92 | 53 | 1 in 499 |
| Oklahoma | #92 | 41 | 1 in 405 |
| Tennessee | #92 | 38 | 1 in 522 |
| Arkansas | #93 | 35 | 1 in 424 |
| Mississippi | #102 | 32 | 1 in 500 |
| New Mexico | #107 | 7 | 1 in 432 |
| Arizona | #111 | 6 | 1 in 449 |
| South Carolina | #145 | 19 | 1 in 889 |
| Alabama | #148 | 24 | 1 in 843 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,011 | #56 (1880) | #61 |
| 1890s | 3,505 | #53 (1897) | #59 |
| 1900s | 3,961 | #56 (1902) | #64 |
| 1910s | 23,697 | #52 (1919) | #56 |
| 1920s | 35,255 | #52 (1922) | #56 |
| 1930s | 24,023 | #66 (1930) | #81 |
| 1940s | 22,977 | #96 (1940) | #109 |
| 1950s | 26,213 | #117 (1950) | #126 |
| 1960s | 20,635 | #140 (1960) | #152 |
| 1970s | 13,354 | #167 (1970) | #182 |
| 1980s | 13,903 | #171 (1989) | #187 |
| 1990s | 17,474 | #163 (1991) | #184 |
| 2000s | 22,081 | #158 (2006) | #179 |
| 2010s | 12,214 | #209 (2010) | #294 |
| 2020s | 5,250 | #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 1917
girls
#1,923
18 births · 1 in 60,070 girls
boys
#55
3,346 births · 1 in 277 boys
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 60,070 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 63.8% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Edwin
- #1,847Virda19
- #1,847Wilhelmenia19
- #1,847Zilpha19
- #1,923Edwin18
- #1,923Aleda18
- #1,923Altie18
- #1,923Amparo18
- #1,996Adelene17
- #1,996Ala17
- #1,996Alethia17
Tied with 72 names at #1,923; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 277 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Edwin
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.