The name Edward is of Old English origin, and means guardian of wealth.
The table below indicates the number of times the name Edward has been given to baby boys in recent years.
The last 125 years refers to 1880 through 2004; last year refers to 2004.
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names given to baby boys in each of these years.
Cumulative Usage Chart for the Name Edward
Use of the Name Edward for Boys During the Last ...
125 Years
50 Years
25 Years
10 Years
5 Years
2 Years
1 Year
1,251,882
440,843
121,997
35,484
16,231
6,180
3,090
The table below indicates the number of times the name Edward has been given to baby boys and baby girls each year, from 1880 through 2004.
A blank entry indicates that the name did not rank among the top one thousand names given to boys or girls, respectively, during the specified year.
Yearly Usage Chart for the Name Edward
Used as a Boy Name
Used as a Girl Name
Year
Rank
Count
Rank
Count
1880
11
2,364
988
4
1881
10
2,177
1882
11
2,477
946
5
1883
11
2,250
766
7
1884
11
2,439
753
9
1885
11
2,220
1886
11
2,313
703
11
1887
10
2,125
703
11
1888
11
2,470
912
9
1889
10
2,300
765
12
1890
11
2,282
766
13
1891
11
1,989
1892
11
2,417
1893
9
2,310
973
10
1894
11
2,179
865
13
1895
10
2,202
903
13
1896
9
2,297
1897
9
2,121
1898
9
2,337
1899
9
1,901
1900
9
2,726
1901
9
1,917
1902
9
2,294
1903
9
2,268
1904
9
2,334
1905
9
2,365
1906
9
2,396
1907
9
2,576
1908
9
2,705
1909
9
2,929
1910
9
3,403
1911
9
4,156
1912
8
7,929
982
27
1913
8
9,469
811
42
1914
8
12,313
852
48
1915
8
15,887
908
53
1916
8
17,024
1917
8
17,501
880
62
1918
8
19,519
909
62
1919
8
18,526
871
65
1920
8
20,098
910
64
1921
8
20,788
825
80
1922
8
20,439
755
94
1923
8
20,591
830
78
1924
9
21,124
755
97
1925
9
20,042
710
108
1926
10
19,387
686
114
1927
10
19,099
685
112
1928
10
18,453
600
137
1929
10
17,202
601
130
1930
10
17,284
678
102
1931
11
15,619
665
100
1932
11
15,168
722
87
1933
11
13,749
866
60
1934
13
13,919
842
66
1935
13
13,818
824
69
1936
13
14,170
839
65
1937
13
14,901
912
57
1938
13
14,543
944
57
1939
15
14,436
990
51
1940
16
14,419
1941
17
15,539
1942
17
17,461
955
67
1943
18
17,634
1944
18
16,445
1945
18
15,860
1946
19
18,485
1947
19
20,500
1948
19
18,891
1949
21
19,104
1950
22
18,715
1951
23
19,807
1952
23
19,516
1953
23
18,960
1954
22
19,466
1955
25
19,239
1956
25
19,395
1957
25
18,692
1958
28
17,341
1959
27
16,921
1960
26
16,574
1961
29
15,865
1962
29
15,514
1963
27
15,313
1964
27
15,585
1965
29
14,395
1966
30
13,268
1967
31
12,665
1968
31
12,265
1969
32
12,465
1970
31
12,277
1971
32
11,043
1972
34
9,287
1973
39
8,352
1974
40
7,813
1975
41
7,366
1976
44
7,048
1977
47
6,839
1978
47
6,458
1979
48
6,866
1980
52
6,751
1981
51
6,641
1982
53
6,270
1983
55
5,993
1984
58
5,903
1985
59
5,844
1986
60
5,770
1987
61
5,898
1988
62
5,780
1989
62
5,849
1990
68
5,730
1991
68
5,563
1992
70
5,221
1993
78
4,777
1994
84
4,523
1995
88
4,130
1996
95
4,073
1997
100
3,905
1998
106
3,562
1999
103
3,583
2000
108
3,470
2001
113
3,360
2002
121
3,221
2003
130
3,090
2004
129
3,090
Totals:
1,251,882
2,271
During the last 125 years, parents have used Edward as a boy's name about 99% of the time and less frequently (about 0% of the time) as a girl's name.