Eduard

Gender: Boy
Say it: e-doo-ARD
Origin: Old English
UK rank, 2025: #1,102 for boys
US rank, 2025: #3,127 for boys

Eduard is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “wealthy guardian”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).

What does Eduard mean?

Old English: German, Dutch, Romanian and Russian form of Edward

“wealthy guardian”

The German, Dutch, Romanian and Russian form of Edward.

Is Eduard a girl's or a boy's name?

Eduard is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Eduard in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,102among boys
Babies in 2025: 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
Five-year trend: Falling fastdown 61% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Eduard, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 435th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 131 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Eduard than any year since 2011.

Half of all the boys named Eduard in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.

1999Busiest: 131 in 20182025

Eduard in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	29	#1,102
2024	45	#813
2023	57	#684
2022	77	#557
2021	86	#518
2020	103	#435
2019	103	#445
2018	131	#381
2017	108	#443
2016	98	#468
2015	70	#588
2014	39	#860
2013	34	#938
2012	38	#889
2011	28	#1,056
2010	19	#1,385
2009	15	#1,582
2008	20	#1,294
2007	10	#1,987
2006	9	#1,995
2005	6	#2,545
2004	4	#3,147
2003	7	#2,054
2002	0	–
2001	3	#3,255
2000	5	#2,237
1999	3	#3,043

How popular is Eduard in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,127among boys
Babies in 2025: 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 17% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Eduard, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1902.

Half of all the boys named Eduard in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

1902Busiest: 39 in 20062025

Eduard in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	38	#3,127
2024	39	#3,103
2023	39	#3,115
2022	38	#3,149
2021	32	#3,494
2020	39	#2,979
2019	24	#4,226
2018	36	#3,168
2017	28	#3,777
2016	39	#2,992
2015	34	#3,298
2014	34	#3,232
2013	35	#3,120
2012	26	#3,891
2011	31	#3,433
2010	36	#3,127
2009	38	#3,044
2008	38	#3,056
2007	39	#2,972
2006	39	#2,880
2005	23	#3,937
2004	27	#3,452
2003	32	#2,989
2002	29	#3,091
2001	24	#3,507
2000	24	#3,417
1999	23	#3,372
1998	27	#2,923
1997	27	#2,819
1996	23	#3,102
1995	16	#3,848
1994	21	#3,209
1993	21	#3,135
1992	25	#2,741
1991	23	#2,822
1990	20	#3,052
1989	19	#3,088
1988	14	#3,518
1987	17	#2,938
1986	16	#3,002
1985	11	#3,802
1984	14	#3,105
1983	14	#3,070
1982	13	#3,281
1981	12	#3,410
1980	17	#2,728
1979	12	#3,356
1978	9	#3,855
1977	12	#3,201
1976	16	#2,600
1975	13	#2,900
1974	14	#2,672
1973	15	#2,511
1972	18	#2,158
1971	14	#2,557
1970	24	#1,793
1969	20	#1,860
1968	20	#1,787
1967	19	#1,808
1966	8	#2,985
1965	17	#1,917
1964	17	#1,974
1963	14	#2,199
1962	8	#3,039
1961	18	#1,947
1960	20	#1,811
1959	16	#2,032
1958	9	#2,816
1957	10	#2,629
1956	10	#2,626
1955	13	#2,218
1954	11	#2,448
1953	8	#2,904
1952	6	#3,370
1951	0	–
1950	7	#3,020
1949	8	#2,801
1948	6	#3,315
1947	6	#3,369
1946	7	#2,918
1945	7	#2,742
1944	9	#2,466
1943	0	–
1942	0	–
1941	0	–
1940	0	–
1939	7	#2,829
1938	0	–
1937	0	–
1936	8	#2,628
1935	8	#2,719
1934	5	#3,677
1933	5	#3,640
1932	15	#1,922
1931	8	#2,863
1930	15	#1,964
1929	10	#2,588
1928	14	#2,162
1927	11	#2,523
1926	15	#2,074
1925	9	#2,934
1924	7	#3,504
1923	10	#2,771
1922	6	#3,870
1921	12	#2,501
1920	0	–
1919	9	#2,876
1918	9	#2,881
1917	8	#2,955
1916	6	#3,515
1915	7	#3,081
1914	0	–
1913	0	–
1912	0	–
1911	0	–
1910	0	–
1909	0	–
1908	0	–
1907	0	–
1906	0	–
1905	0	–
1904	0	–
1903	0	–
1902	6	#1,012

Names like Eduard

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Names related to Eduard

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Eduard: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eduard, updated 20 October 2026.