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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #52, 1922boys
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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
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 1986

  • 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: #264 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,408 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #322 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,123 boysMNIllinois: #214 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,425 boysILWisconsin: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,320 boysWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,059 boysMINew York: #75 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 427 boysNYMassachusetts: #117 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 981 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedRIOregon: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #335 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,106 boysINOhio: #248 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,696 boysOHPennsylvania: #155 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,266 boysPANew Jersey: #85 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 560 boysNJConnecticut: #98 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 655 boysCTCalifornia: #166 for boys · 264 births · 1 in 865 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedCONebraska: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,854 boysNEMissouri: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,398 boysMOKentucky: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,418 boysKYWest Virginia: #225 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 boysWVVirginia: #223 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,719 boysVAMaryland: #203 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,572 boysMDDelaware: #107 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 662 boysDEArizona: #240 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,601 boysAZNew Mexico: #276 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,622 boysNMKansas: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,452 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedARTennessee: #301 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,847 boysTNNorth Carolina: #298 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,726 boysNCSouth Carolina: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,108 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #89 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 417 boysDCOklahoma: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,748 boysOKLouisiana: #277 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,702 boysLAMississippi: #231 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,422 boysMSAlabama: #224 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,487 boysALGeorgia: #252 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,841 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Edwin, so not publishedHITexas: #274 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,829 boysTXFlorida: #202 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,341 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#75 · 1 in 427
  2. New Jersey#85 · 1 in 560
  3. District of Columbia#89 · 1 in 417
  4. Connecticut#98 · 1 in 655
  5. Delaware#107 · 1 in 662

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#752861 in 427
New Jersey#85851 in 560
District of Columbia#89181 in 417
Connecticut#98311 in 655
Delaware#10761 in 662
Massachusetts#117401 in 981
Pennsylvania#155611 in 1,266
California#1662641 in 865
Nebraska#20061 in 1,854
Florida#202571 in 1,341
Maryland#203181 in 1,572
Illinois#214561 in 1,425
Virginia#223221 in 1,719
Alabama#224171 in 1,487
West Virginia#22551 in 2,223
Michigan#228311 in 2,059
Mississippi#231121 in 1,422
Arizona#240171 in 1,601
Missouri#241151 in 2,398
Ohio#248281 in 2,696
Georgia#252241 in 1,841
Washington#264131 in 2,408
Texas#274801 in 1,829
New Mexico#27671 in 1,622
Louisiana#277201 in 1,702
South Carolina#280101 in 2,108
Wisconsin#280101 in 3,320
Kentucky#28871 in 3,418
North Carolina#298151 in 2,726
Tennessee#301111 in 2,847
Minnesota#32261 in 5,123
Indiana#33591 in 4,106
Kansas#33751 in 3,452
Oregon#33751 in 3,595
Oklahoma#38661 in 3,748
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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 1986

girls
#5,188
14 births · 1 in 122,539 girls
boys
#190
1,345 births · 1 in 1,369 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #5,188Edwin14

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #190Edwin1,345
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 122,539 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 59.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #4,964Yanina15
  2. #4,964Yee15
  3. #4,964Yury15
  4. #5,188Edwin14
  5. #5,188Aimie14
  6. #5,188Aissa14
  7. #5,188Aleia14
  8. #5,459Adara13
  9. #5,459Addy13
  10. #5,459Akela13

Tied with 270 names at #5,188; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,369 of them was named Edwin, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edwin
  1. #187Dominic1,366
  2. #188Reginald1,350
  3. #189Bruce1,348
  4. #190Edwin1,345
  5. #191Wayne1,343
  6. #192Logan1,329
  7. #193Fernando1,323
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →