Edward
Old English ead “wealth, fortune” plus weard “guardian.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
The name of English kings from the Confessor onward, a fixture of the early American charts.
Edward appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1997. It spent 40 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1924, when 21,126 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 9 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1912, at No. 8. In 2025 it ranked No. 224 for boys. All told, 1,308,955 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23,133 | No. 10 |
| 1890s | 22,033 | No. 9 |
| 1900s | 24,516 | No. 9 |
| 1910s | 125,720 | No. 8 |
| 1920s | 197,348 | No. 8 |
| 1930s | 147,849 | No. 10 |
| 1940s | 174,801 | No. 16 |
| 1950s | 188,323 | No. 22 |
| 1960s | 143,984 | No. 26 |
| 1970s | 83,425 | No. 31 |
| 1980s | 60,832 | No. 51 |
| 1990s | 45,164 | No. 68 |
| 2000s | 30,833 | No. 108 |
| 2010s | 25,263 | No. 136 |
| 2020s | 10,370 | No. 195 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.