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Edward is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,307,348 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,301,987 as boys and 5,361 as girls. Edward gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly. It is the #26 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,584
2023 1,734
2022 1,751
2021 1,748
2020 1,950
2019 2,053
2018 2,286
2017 2,327
2016 2,517
2015 2,601
2014 2,596
2013 2,709
2012 2,597
2011 2,671
2010 2,905
2009 2,987
2008 2,794
2007 2,834
2006 2,871
2005 2,975
2004 3,164
2003 3,119
2002 3,250
2001 3,384
2000 3,496
1999 3,597
1998 3,583
1997 3,920
1996 4,083
1995 4,152
1994 4,538
1993 4,808
1992 5,251
1991 5,591
1990 5,765
1989 5,874
1988 5,841
1987 5,951
1986 5,819
1985 5,913
1984 5,957
1983 6,038
1982 6,333
1981 6,707
1980 6,824
1979 6,941
1978 6,533
1977 6,886
1976 7,098
1975 7,437
1974 7,877
1973 8,418
1972 9,373
1971 11,129
1970 12,340
1969 12,521
1968 12,344
1967 12,714
1966 13,340
1965 14,495
1964 15,669
1963 15,385
1962 15,582
1961 15,944
1960 16,662
1959 16,979
1958 17,440
1957 18,768
1956 19,507
1955 19,331
1954 19,537
1953 19,033
1952 19,558
1951 19,956
1950 18,776
1949 19,222
1948 19,034
1947 20,594
1946 18,637
1945 15,915
1944 16,530
1943 17,768
1942 17,539
1941 15,628
1940 14,449
1939 14,478
1938 14,607
1937 14,989
1936 14,258
1935 13,913
1934 13,983
1933 13,857
1932 15,276
1931 15,748
1930 17,453
1929 17,352
1928 18,630
1927 19,226
1926 19,488
1925 20,196
1924 21,223
1923 20,676
1922 20,512
1921 20,897
1920 20,161
1919 18,601
1918 19,552
1917 17,562
1916 17,048
1915 15,942
1914 12,367
1913 9,516
1912 7,963
1911 4,175
1910 3,425
1909 2,947
1908 2,714
1907 2,585
1906 2,407
1905 2,377
1904 2,342
1903 2,278
1902 2,306
1901 1,917
1900 2,728
1899 1,910
1898 2,346
1897 2,131
1896 2,305
1895 2,216
1894 2,192
1893 2,319
1892 2,425
1891 1,995
1890 2,295
1889 2,311
1888 2,479
1887 2,136
1886 2,323
1885 2,225
1884 2,448
1883 2,257
1882 2,482
1881 2,177
1880 2,364