How Many People Are Named Edwin?
people named Edwin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,625 people in the US has this name
Based on 248,744 babies named Edwin in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,849 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "rich friend" from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and wine "friend". This was the name of a 7th-century Northumbrian king, regarded as a saint. After the Norman conquest the name was not popular, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century. A notable bearer was the astronaut Edwin Aldrin (1930-), also known as Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Edwin in English. Counting Edwin and these spellings together, about 130,856 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Edwin (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Edwin alive today is about 44 years old, and 35% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Edwin first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 3,849 babies. In 2025, 798 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Edwin never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #52, in 1919 and 1922, and it was in the top 100 for 62 years, 1880 to 1941. In 2025 it ranked #398.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #398 |
| Best rank | #52 (1919 and 1922) |
| Years in the top 100 | 62 (1880 to 1941) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #57 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Edwin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Edwin were born in New York than in any other state: about 19,562 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Edwin was given 2.1 times as often in Hawaii, 1.7 times in New York and 1.4 times in North Dakota.
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