How Many People Are Named Edward?
people named Edward are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 578 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,308,955 babies named Edward in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
21,223 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard". This was the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings, the last being Saint Edward the Confessor shortly before the Norman conquest in the 11th century. He was known as a just ruler, and because of his popularity his name remained in use after the conquest when most other Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. The 13th-century Plantagenet king Henry III named his son and successor after the saint, and seven subsequent kings of England were also named Edward.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Edward (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Edward alive today is about 56 years old, and 52% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 42 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Edward first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 21,223 babies. In 2025, 1,591 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Edward reached #8 among boys' names in 1912 to 1923, and was in the top 10 in 40 years between 1881 and 1930. In 2025 it ranked #224.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #224 |
| Best rank | #8 (1912 to 1923) |
| Years in the top 10 | 40 |
| Years in the top 100 | 118 (1880 to 1997) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Edward alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Edward were born in New York than in any other state: about 68,242 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Edward was given about 1.8 times as often in Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
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