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Edward
Pronounced /ˈɛdwəd/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1928 · #601
Origin
Old English
Also recorded for boys:1,584 in 2024 (#228)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No girls were recorded as Edward in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1928 with 138 babies, ranked #601.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 5,361 girls have been named Edward since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Edward per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,252 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Silent: 1,294 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,096 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,002 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 474 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 60 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”), doublet of Eduard.
- A male given name from Old English.
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- /ˈɛdwəd/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Edward, CC BY-SA 4.0.