Edward
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning wealthy guardian.
Babies a year
1,385
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#224
up from #228
UK popularity
#31
1,385 babies · unchanged
How Edward has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #158 |
| 2016 | #162 |
| 2017 | #170 |
| 2018 | #170 |
| 2019 | #192 |
| 2020 | #195 |
| 2021 | #218 |
| 2022 | #216 |
| 2023 | #213 |
| 2024 | #228 |
| 2025 | #224 |
In 2025, 1,385 babies in England and Wales were named Edward. In the US, 2,309 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 21,125 in 1924.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Edward was most common in 1880, when it went to 2.00% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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