Edward

Given to 1,308,955 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#224
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,591
boys 1,591
Peak year
1882
2,477 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,308,955
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Edward was most popular in 1882, when 2,477 babies recorded as boys got the name (21.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,591 babies were named Edward, ranking #224 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Edward was most popular in 1882, when 2,477 babies recorded as boys got the name (21.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,591 babies were named Edward, ranking #224 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000Peak 1882

Edward was most popular in 1882, when 2,477 babies recorded as boys got the name (21.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,591 babies were named Edward, ranking #224 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,591 224
2024 <5 — 1,589 228
2023 <5 — 1,737 213
2022 <5 — 1,752 216
2021 <5 — 1,749 218
2020 <5 — 1,952 195
2019 <5 — 2,054 192
2018 <5 — 2,286 170
2017 <5 — 2,328 169
2016 <5 — 2,518 162
2015 <5 — 2,602 158
2014 5 16513 2,591 162
2013 <5 — 2,711 145
2012 <5 — 2,597 157
2011 <5 — 2,671 148
2010 <5 — 2,905 136
2009 <5 — 2,988 137
2008 <5 — 2,796 148
2007 7 13924 2,828 145
2006 <5 — 2,871 141
2005 <5 — 2,975 134
2004 10 9892 3,156 129
2003 5 15784 3,114 130
2002 6 13595 3,244 119
2001 8 11020 3,376 113
2000 11 8534 3,485 108
1999 <5 — 3,597 103
1998 8 10122 3,575 105
1997 5 13724 3,915 100
1996 10 8132 4,073 96
1995 9 8766 4,143 88
1994 18 5249 4,520 84
1993 18 5206 4,790 78
1992 18 5267 5,233 70
1991 19 5004 5,572 68
1990 19 4868 5,746 68
1989 25 3893 5,849 62
1988 40 2646 5,801 62
1987 40 2531 5,913 61
1986 40 2470 5,777 61
1985 44 2283 5,869 59
1984 43 2266 5,914 58
1983 33 2659 6,005 55
1982 52 1991 6,281 53
1981 46 2195 6,661 51
1980 61 1785 6,762 52
1979 66 1678 6,877 48
1978 53 1862 6,473 47
1977 46 2063 6,840 47
1976 50 1840 7,048 45
1975 57 1672 7,381 41
1974 57 1630 7,817 40
1973 59 1570 8,360 39
1972 78 1303 9,292 34
1971 68 1488 11,062 32
1970 62 1562 12,275 31
1969 69 1385 12,451 32
1968 68 1347 12,276 31
1967 61 1416 12,652 31
1966 63 1385 13,279 30
1965 84 1168 14,404 29
1964 61 1443 15,609 27
1963 65 1372 15,323 27
1962 67 1350 15,518 29
1961 68 1354 15,877 29
1960 70 1312 16,595 26
1959 63 1348 16,914 27
1958 65 1310 17,377 28
1957 57 1398 18,711 25
1956 70 1241 19,436 25
1955 51 1404 19,280 25
1954 44 1518 19,493 22
1953 49 1389 18,984 23
1952 54 1297 19,501 23
1951 43 1434 19,913 23
1950 61 1183 18,714 22
1949 50 1289 19,174 21
1948 51 1285 18,983 19
1947 55 1217 20,539 19
1946 52 1192 18,585 19
1945 44 1187 15,870 18
1944 49 1115 16,482 18
1943 55 1077 17,713 18
1942 70 936 17,470 17
1941 47 1065 15,580 17
1940 45 1080 14,405 16
1939 50 996 14,427 15
1938 57 944 14,551 13
1937 59 896 14,930 13
1936 64 847 14,194 13
1935 69 823 13,844 13
1934 66 839 13,917 13
1933 60 865 13,797 11
1932 86 724 15,191 11
1931 101 662 15,646 11
1930 102 679 17,352 10
1929 132 593 17,220 10
1928 138 600 18,492 10
1927 112 683 19,115 10
1926 113 686 19,375 10
1925 106 715 20,090 9
1924 97 756 21,126 9
1923 79 825 20,597 8
1922 93 760 20,419 8
1921 80 823 20,817 8
1920 64 908 20,097 8
1919 65 870 18,536 8
1918 63 900 19,489 8
1917 61 888 17,501 8
1916 43 1059 17,005 8
1915 53 900 15,889 8
1914 48 850 12,319 8
1913 42 810 9,474 8
1912 27 978 7,936 8
1911 11 1450 4,164 9
1910 18 1030 3,407 9
1909 12 1219 2,935 9
1908 7 1676 2,707 9
1907 9 1384 2,576 9
1906 9 1321 2,398 9
1905 11 1162 2,366 9
1904 7 1486 2,335 9
1903 10 1137 2,268 9
1902 12 1024 2,294 9
1901 <5 — 1,917 9
1900 8 1431 2,720 9
1899 9 1099 1,901 9
1898 9 1171 2,337 9
1897 10 1037 2,121 9
1896 9 1122 2,296 9
1895 13 893 2,203 10
1894 13 850 2,179 11
1893 10 955 2,309 9
1892 9 1017 2,416 11
1891 6 1213 1,989 11
1890 13 758 2,282 11
1889 12 757 2,299 10
1888 9 894 2,470 11
1887 11 693 2,125 10
1886 11 693 2,312 11
1885 5 1047 2,220 11
1884 9 731 2,439 11
1883 7 754 2,250 11
1882 5 908 2,477 11
1881 <5 — 2,177 10
1880 <5 — 2,364 11

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Where Edward is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years