EveryBabyNames

Edward

4 countries#224 in United States, 2025
US
#224
in United States, 2025
FR
#672
in France, 2022
SCOT
#148
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#159
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,315,790
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
21,223
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Edward was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,308,955 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #224 · peaked in 1924 with 21,223 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, New Jersey

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

3,230 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #672 · peaked in 2022 with 68 births

Most common in: Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Nord, Guadeloupe, La Réunion

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

3,082 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #148 · peaked in 1974 with 160 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

523 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #159 · peaked in 2013 with 28 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Edward’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#141
2007#145↓4
2008#148↓3
2009#137↑11
2010#136↑1
2011#148↓12
2012#157↓9
2013#145↑12
2014#162↓17
2015#158↑4
2016#162↓4
2017#169↓7
2018#170↓1
2019#192↓22
2020#195↓3
2021#218↓23
2022#216↑2
2023#213↑3
2024#228↓15
2025#224↑4

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