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

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Peak · boys
1922 · 3,827 births
Debut · boys
309 births
In top 100 · boys
62 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
247,553
since 1880

Edwin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #52, 1922boys
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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—#398798
2024—#382852
2023—#384831
2022—#359917
2021—#353921
2020—#344931
2019—#348962
2018—#3321,005
2017—#3321,034
2016—#3171,105
2015—#3121,149
2014—#2981,189
2013—#2821,235
2012—#2701,308
2011—#2351,524
2010—#2091,703
2009—#1921,980
2008#17,5045#1752,263
2007—#1712,398
2006#13,6067#1582,672
2005#16,4625#1782,307
2004#9,26411#1732,354
2003#11,3258#1802,171
2002#10,2469#1792,147
2001#15,3525#1861,987
2000#10,7458#1951,802
1999#12,6886#2041,678
1998—#1961,703
1997#9,8028#1981,605
1996#6,72313#1961,586
1995#10,5147#1871,685
1994#8,12210#1751,801
1993#4,82620#1761,823
1992#5,05119#1771,808
1991#5,94915#1631,968
1990#5,83515#1701,817
1989#5,54515#1711,761
1988#4,84017#1821,553
1987#5,31214#1911,406
1986#5,18814#1901,345
1985#9,3076#1891,329
1984#8,1537#1841,347
1983#4,28617#1981,193
1982#6,37110#1891,340
1981#7,4098#1871,334
1980#6,7899#1881,295
1979#10,2105#1861,284
1978#4,07917#1941,230
1977#8,4446#1801,283
1976#9,2845#1881,183
1975#6,4848#1831,240
1974#5,36010#1921,167
1973#6,6667#1771,320
1972#4,09114#1771,397
1971#3,50818#1761,525
1970#4,24613#1671,725
1969#3,77414#1611,777
1968#3,05718#1601,685
1967#3,48414#1611,666
1966#3,04017#1521,873
1965#3,95211#1571,907
1964#3,51514#1532,168
1963#4,01911#1482,234
1962#3,03317#1432,407
1961#3,31815#1452,447
1960#2,90418#1402,471
1959#4,6258#1372,580
1958#3,92510#1372,601
1957#3,69611#1342,714
1956#4,1619#1242,771
1955#3,77810#1242,666
1954#3,15713#1292,551
1953#2,81215#1232,644
1952#4,1238#1182,631
1951#4,0118#1192,569
1950#5,3015#1172,486
1949—#1232,374
1948#5,2435#1162,434
1947#4,3457#1142,590
1946—#1122,380
1945#3,3888#1171,948
1944#3,3788#1062,238
1943#4,1966#1072,388
1942#3,1949#1052,295
1941#3,0309#972,214
1940#3,8636#962,116
1939#3,1458#962,063
1938#4,3425#902,250
1937#3,8006#892,262
1936#2,8579#842,271
1935#2,9269#892,258
1934#2,42412#802,347
1933#2,05215#772,328
1932#2,23514#722,568
1931#2,10515#672,704
1930#1,60724#662,972
1929#1,48727#662,897
1928#1,58926#583,166
1927#1,36235#573,390
1926#2,07618#553,491
1925#1,84722#573,560
1924#1,53330#553,788
1923#1,78223#563,652
1922#1,83622#523,827
1921#3,16410#543,750
1920#2,35715#533,734
1919#1,98918#523,450
1918#2,67412#553,487
1917#1,92318#553,346
1916#2,49812#533,299
1915#1,96416#533,151
1914#3,6185#532,386
1913#1,88311#551,825
1912#1,42115#541,518
1911#2,1916#60699
1910#2,3985#70536
1909—#62492
1908—#64477
1907—#62468
1906—#65390
1905—#70357
1904#1,8775#64388
1903#1,5926#62347
1902—#56393
1901—#65299
1900#1,9325#74350
1899#1,2787#59329
1898—#57391
1897#1,5555#53380
1896—#59351
1895—#60346
1894#1,4855#58366
1893—#58354
1892—#63338
1891—#57327
1890—#63323
1889—#66306
1888—#69298
1887—#57310
1886—#59313
1885—#63289
1884—#61308
1883—#57299
1882—#59305
1881—#59274
1880—#56309
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 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedAKMaine: #50 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 186 boysMEVermont: #40 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 142 boysVTNew Hampshire: #55 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 216 boysNHWashington: #56 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 236 boysWAIdaho: #87 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 299 boysIDMontana: #92 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 430 boysMTNorth Dakota: #66 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 222 boysNDMinnesota: #66 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 271 boysMNIllinois: #50 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 241 boysILWisconsin: #61 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 250 boysWIMichigan: #51 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 251 boysMINew York: #54 for boys · 374 births · 1 in 262 boysNYMassachusetts: #52 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 272 boysMARhode Island: #51 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 254 boysRIOregon: #61 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 253 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNVWyoming: #35 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 143 boysWYSouth Dakota: #72 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 244 boysSDIowa: #66 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 263 boysIAIndiana: #51 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 262 boysINOhio: #61 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 323 boysOHPennsylvania: #54 for boys · 294 births · 1 in 299 boysPANew Jersey: #53 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 275 boysNJConnecticut: #54 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 278 boysCTCalifornia: #73 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 363 boysCAUtah: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 541 boysUTColorado: #77 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 328 boysCONebraska: #63 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 260 boysNEMissouri: #71 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 351 boysMOKentucky: #81 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 416 boysKYWest Virginia: #94 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 481 boysWVVirginia: #66 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 345 boysVAMaryland: #51 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 269 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNMKansas: #73 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 304 boysKSArkansas: #105 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 501 boysARTennessee: #97 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 511 boysTNNorth Carolina: #90 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 462 boysNCSouth Carolina: #113 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 613 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #60 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 347 boysDCOklahoma: #100 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 459 boysOKLouisiana: #77 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 344 boysLAMississippi: #119 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 590 boysMSAlabama: #94 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 464 boysALGeorgia: #86 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 425 boysGAHawaii: #38 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 154 boysHITexas: #61 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 293 boysTXFlorida: #51 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 275 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#35 · 1 in 143
  2. Hawaii#38 · 1 in 154
  3. Vermont#40 · 1 in 142
  4. Maine#50 · 1 in 186
  5. Illinois#50 · 1 in 241

Best ever in a state: #12 in Idaho, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#35111 in 143
Hawaii#38211 in 154
Vermont#40181 in 142
Illinois#502451 in 241
Maine#50331 in 186
Florida#51531 in 275
Indiana#51991 in 262
Maryland#51471 in 269
Michigan#511671 in 251
Rhode Island#51211 in 254
Massachusetts#521251 in 272
New Jersey#531091 in 275
Connecticut#54431 in 278
New York#543741 in 262
Pennsylvania#542941 in 299
New Hampshire#55151 in 216
Washington#56401 in 236
District of Columbia#60101 in 347
Ohio#611641 in 323
Oregon#61231 in 253
Texas#611941 in 293
Wisconsin#61981 in 250
Nebraska#63451 in 260
Iowa#66751 in 263
Minnesota#66781 in 271
North Dakota#66281 in 222
Virginia#66671 in 345
Missouri#71831 in 351
South Dakota#72231 in 244
California#731031 in 363
Kansas#73501 in 304
Colorado#77251 in 328
Louisiana#77591 in 344
Kentucky#81641 in 416
Georgia#86671 in 425
Idaho#87121 in 299
North Carolina#90761 in 462
Montana#9291 in 430
Alabama#94611 in 464
West Virginia#94381 in 481
Tennessee#97491 in 511
Oklahoma#100501 in 459
Arkansas#105361 in 501
South Carolina#113301 in 613
Mississippi#119351 in 590
Utah#12891 in 541
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Mexico———

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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,011#56 (1880)#61
1890s3,505#53 (1897)#59
1900s3,961#56 (1902)#64
1910s23,697#52 (1919)#56
1920s35,255#52 (1922)#56
1930s24,023#66 (1930)#81
1940s22,977#96 (1940)#109
1950s26,213#117 (1950)#126
1960s20,635#140 (1960)#152
1970s13,354#167 (1970)#182
1980s13,903#171 (1989)#187
1990s17,474#163 (1991)#184
2000s22,081#158 (2006)#179
2010s12,214#209 (2010)#294
2020s5,250#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 1927

girls
#1,362
35 births · 1 in 34,069 girls
boys
#57
3,390 births · 1 in 332 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #1,362Edwin35

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #57Edwin3,390
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 34,069 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 75.7% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #1,331Velta36
  2. #1,331Verlene36
  3. #1,331Zena36
  4. #1,362Edwin35
  5. #1,362Afton35
  6. #1,362Andrew35
  7. #1,362Azalee35
  8. #1,384Akiko34
  9. #1,384Armella34
  10. #1,384Atha34

Tied with 21 names at #1,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 332 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #54Russell3,540
  2. #55Leo3,536
  3. #56Andrew3,437
  4. #57Edwin3,390
  5. #58Lloyd3,325
  6. #59Peter3,301
  7. #60Ray3,253
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →