Edward
Boy · ED-ward · Old English
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Edward is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “wealthy guardian”. In 2025 it ranked 38th for boys in the UK (1,429 babies) and 224th for boys in the US (1,591 babies).
What does Edward mean?
Old English: from Old English ead, wealth, and weard, guard
“wealthy guardian”
Borne by St Edward the Confessor and by eight kings of England since the Norman Conquest.
- Say it
- ED-ward
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Is Edward a girl's or a boy's name?
Edward is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,429 boys in the UK and 1,591 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Edward in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #38among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,429about 1 in 210 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,429 boys in the UK were named Edward, making it the 38th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 30th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 2,655 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Edward than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Edward in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 31st in England and Wales, 148th in Scotland and 159th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#12), 1914 (#11), 1924 (#12), 1934 (#20), 1944 (#29), 1954 (#45), 1964 (#49), 1974 (#52), 1984 (#51), 1994 (#47), 2004 (#43), 2014 (#31) and 2024 (#31).
Edward in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,429 | #38 |
| 2024 | 1,497 | #38 |
| 2023 | 1,548 | #36 |
| 2022 | 1,667 | #35 |
| 2021 | 1,842 | #32 |
| 2020 | 1,812 | #30 |
| 2019 | 2,192 | #25 |
| 2018 | 2,261 | #26 |
| 2017 | 2,529 | #26 |
| 2016 | 2,503 | #28 |
| 2015 | 2,655 | #28 |
| 2014 | 2,473 | #32 |
| 2013 | 2,347 | #33 |
| 2012 | 2,159 | #38 |
| 2011 | 1,978 | #44 |
| 2010 | 1,947 | #46 |
| 2009 | 1,836 | #50 |
| 2008 | 1,867 | #47 |
| 2007 | 1,833 | #50 |
| 2006 | 1,708 | #44 |
| 2005 | 1,592 | #46 |
| 2004 | 1,645 | #44 |
| 2003 | 1,452 | #47 |
| 2002 | 1,413 | #48 |
| 2001 | 1,486 | #49 |
| 2000 | 1,566 | #49 |
| 1999 | 1,646 | #47 |
| 1998 | 1,764 | #49 |
| 1997 | 1,783 | #50 |
| 1996 | 1,703 | #49 |
How popular is Edward in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #224among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,591about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,591 boys in the US were named Edward, making it the 224th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 195th. Its busiest year was 1924, with 21,126 boys.
Half of all the boys named Edward in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
Edward in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,591 | #224 |
| 2024 | 1,589 | #228 |
| 2023 | 1,737 | #213 |
| 2022 | 1,752 | #216 |
| 2021 | 1,749 | #218 |
| 2020 | 1,952 | #195 |
| 2019 | 2,054 | #192 |
| 2018 | 2,286 | #170 |
| 2017 | 2,328 | #169 |
| 2016 | 2,518 | #162 |
| 2015 | 2,602 | #158 |
| 2014 | 2,591 | #162 |
| 2013 | 2,711 | #145 |
| 2012 | 2,597 | #157 |
| 2011 | 2,671 | #148 |
| 2010 | 2,905 | #136 |
| 2009 | 2,988 | #137 |
| 2008 | 2,796 | #148 |
| 2007 | 2,828 | #145 |
| 2006 | 2,871 | #141 |
| 2005 | 2,975 | #134 |
| 2004 | 3,156 | #129 |
| 2003 | 3,114 | #130 |
| 2002 | 3,244 | #119 |
| 2001 | 3,376 | #113 |
| 2000 | 3,485 | #108 |
| 1999 | 3,597 | #103 |
| 1998 | 3,575 | #105 |
| 1997 | 3,915 | #100 |
| 1996 | 4,073 | #96 |
| 1995 | 4,143 | #88 |
| 1994 | 4,520 | #84 |
| 1993 | 4,790 | #78 |
| 1992 | 5,233 | #70 |
| 1991 | 5,572 | #68 |
| 1990 | 5,746 | #68 |
| 1989 | 5,849 | #62 |
| 1988 | 5,801 | #62 |
| 1987 | 5,913 | #61 |
| 1986 | 5,777 | #61 |
| 1985 | 5,869 | #59 |
| 1984 | 5,914 | #58 |
| 1983 | 6,005 | #55 |
| 1982 | 6,281 | #53 |
| 1981 | 6,661 | #51 |
| 1980 | 6,762 | #52 |
| 1979 | 6,877 | #48 |
| 1978 | 6,473 | #47 |
| 1977 | 6,840 | #47 |
| 1976 | 7,048 | #45 |
| 1975 | 7,381 | #41 |
| 1974 | 7,817 | #40 |
| 1973 | 8,360 | #39 |
| 1972 | 9,292 | #34 |
| 1971 | 11,062 | #32 |
| 1970 | 12,275 | #31 |
| 1969 | 12,451 | #32 |
| 1968 | 12,276 | #31 |
| 1967 | 12,652 | #31 |
| 1966 | 13,279 | #30 |
| 1965 | 14,404 | #29 |
| 1964 | 15,609 | #27 |
| 1963 | 15,323 | #27 |
| 1962 | 15,518 | #29 |
| 1961 | 15,877 | #29 |
| 1960 | 16,595 | #26 |
| 1959 | 16,914 | #27 |
| 1958 | 17,377 | #28 |
| 1957 | 18,711 | #25 |
| 1956 | 19,436 | #25 |
| 1955 | 19,280 | #25 |
| 1954 | 19,493 | #22 |
| 1953 | 18,984 | #23 |
| 1952 | 19,501 | #23 |
| 1951 | 19,913 | #23 |
| 1950 | 18,714 | #22 |
| 1949 | 19,174 | #21 |
| 1948 | 18,983 | #19 |
| 1947 | 20,539 | #19 |
| 1946 | 18,585 | #19 |
| 1945 | 15,870 | #18 |
| 1944 | 16,482 | #18 |
| 1943 | 17,713 | #18 |
| 1942 | 17,470 | #17 |
| 1941 | 15,580 | #17 |
| 1940 | 14,405 | #16 |
| 1939 | 14,427 | #15 |
| 1938 | 14,551 | #13 |
| 1937 | 14,930 | #13 |
| 1936 | 14,194 | #13 |
| 1935 | 13,844 | #13 |
| 1934 | 13,917 | #13 |
| 1933 | 13,797 | #11 |
| 1932 | 15,191 | #11 |
| 1931 | 15,646 | #11 |
| 1930 | 17,352 | #10 |
| 1929 | 17,220 | #10 |
| 1928 | 18,492 | #10 |
| 1927 | 19,115 | #10 |
| 1926 | 19,375 | #10 |
| 1925 | 20,090 | #9 |
| 1924 | 21,126 | #9 |
| 1923 | 20,597 | #8 |
| 1922 | 20,419 | #8 |
| 1921 | 20,817 | #8 |
| 1920 | 20,097 | #8 |
| 1919 | 18,536 | #8 |
| 1918 | 19,489 | #8 |
| 1917 | 17,501 | #8 |
| 1916 | 17,005 | #8 |
| 1915 | 15,889 | #8 |
| 1914 | 12,319 | #8 |
| 1913 | 9,474 | #8 |
| 1912 | 7,936 | #8 |
| 1911 | 4,164 | #9 |
| 1910 | 3,407 | #9 |
| 1909 | 2,935 | #9 |
| 1908 | 2,707 | #9 |
| 1907 | 2,576 | #9 |
| 1906 | 2,398 | #9 |
| 1905 | 2,366 | #9 |
| 1904 | 2,335 | #9 |
| 1903 | 2,268 | #9 |
| 1902 | 2,294 | #9 |
| 1901 | 1,917 | #9 |
| 1900 | 2,720 | #9 |
| 1899 | 1,901 | #9 |
| 1898 | 2,337 | #9 |
| 1897 | 2,121 | #9 |
| 1896 | 2,296 | #9 |
| 1895 | 2,203 | #10 |
| 1894 | 2,179 | #11 |
| 1893 | 2,309 | #9 |
| 1892 | 2,416 | #11 |
| 1891 | 1,989 | #11 |
| 1890 | 2,282 | #11 |
| 1889 | 2,299 | #10 |
| 1888 | 2,470 | #11 |
| 1887 | 2,125 | #10 |
| 1886 | 2,312 | #11 |
| 1885 | 2,220 | #11 |
| 1884 | 2,439 | #11 |
| 1883 | 2,250 | #11 |
| 1882 | 2,477 | #11 |
| 1881 | 2,177 | #10 |
| 1880 | 2,364 | #11 |
Nicknames for Edward
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