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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNHWashington: #226 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,848 boysWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,319 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,754 boysMNIllinois: #186 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,252 boysILWisconsin: #151 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,339 boysWIMichigan: #211 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,892 boysMINew York: #70 for boys · 301 births · 1 in 377 boysNYMassachusetts: #139 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,223 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,052 boysRIOregon: #223 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,943 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,010 boysSDIowa: #314 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,223 boysIAIndiana: #236 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,380 boysINOhio: #237 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,421 boysOHPennsylvania: #149 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,141 boysPANew Jersey: #74 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 496 boysNJConnecticut: #91 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 592 boysCTCalifornia: #215 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,356 boysCAUtah: #226 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,755 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #285 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,929 boysMOKentucky: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,880 boysKYWest Virginia: #169 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,426 boysWVVirginia: #227 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,713 boysVAMaryland: #255 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,405 boysMDDelaware: #79 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 425 boysDEArizona: #233 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,430 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNMKansas: #281 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,601 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedARTennessee: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,192 boysTNNorth Carolina: #161 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,013 boysNCSouth Carolina: #190 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,089 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #175 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 878 boysDCOklahoma: #291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,482 boysOKLouisiana: #197 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,031 boysLAMississippi: #188 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 959 boysMSAlabama: #203 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,276 boysALGeorgia: #218 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,352 boysGAHawaii: #67 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 288 boysHITexas: #331 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,386 boysTXFlorida: #166 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 926 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#67 · 1 in 288
  2. New York#70 · 1 in 377
  3. New Jersey#74 · 1 in 496
  4. Delaware#79 · 1 in 425
  5. Connecticut#91 · 1 in 592

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#67221 in 288
New York#703011 in 377
New Jersey#74841 in 496
Delaware#7981 in 425
Connecticut#91271 in 592
Massachusetts#139271 in 1,223
Rhode Island#14251 in 1,052
Pennsylvania#149651 in 1,141
Wisconsin#151241 in 1,339
North Carolina#161381 in 1,013
South Dakota#16251 in 1,010
Florida#166541 in 926
West Virginia#169101 in 1,426
District of Columbia#17591 in 878
Illinois#186651 in 1,252
Mississippi#188201 in 959
Idaho#18961 in 1,319
South Carolina#190191 in 1,089
Louisiana#197321 in 1,031
Alabama#203211 in 1,276
Michigan#211341 in 1,892
California#2151221 in 1,356
Kentucky#216151 in 1,880
Georgia#218281 in 1,352
Oregon#22391 in 1,943
Utah#226101 in 1,755
Washington#226141 in 1,848
Virginia#227191 in 1,713
Arizona#233131 in 1,430
Indiana#236171 in 2,380
Ohio#237321 in 2,421
Maryland#25591 in 2,405
Kansas#28161 in 2,601
Missouri#285121 in 2,929
Oklahoma#29181 in 2,482
Iowa#31451 in 4,223
Tennessee#329101 in 3,192
Texas#331471 in 2,386
Minnesota#35151 in 5,754
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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 1977

girls
#8,444
6 births · 1 in 255,524 girls
boys
#180
1,283 births · 1 in 1,281 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #8,444Edwin6

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #180Edwin1,283
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 255,524 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 25.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #7,567Zita7
  2. #7,567Zola7
  3. #7,567Zondra7
  4. #8,444Edwin6
  5. #8,444Abagail6
  6. #8,444Abeer6
  7. #8,444Abigayle6
  8. #9,652Abelina5
  9. #9,652Adalia5
  10. #9,652Adamma5

Tied with 1,207 names at #8,444; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,281 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 97.4% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #177Tommy1,332
  2. #178Leonard1,301
  3. #179Calvin1,285
  4. #180Edwin1,283
  5. #181Oscar1,273
  6. #182Steve1,270
  7. #183Cody1,266
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →