Boys' name · peaked in 1915
Edwin name popularity since 1925
195,568 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Edwin. Half of them were born in 1963 or earlier, so the typical Edwin is about 63 years old in 2026. Edwin peaked in 1915 as the #53 name for boys, and it ranked #398 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 195,568
- Named Edwin, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1915
- #53 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #398
- for boys in 2025 (798 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 940 girls · 194,628 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.42× its national share
Peak year is the year Edwin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Edwin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Edwin peaked earlier, in 1915.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, Edwin's share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 902 to 1 in 1,530.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Edwin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Edwin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Edwin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 128 | 16,504 | – |
| 1930s | 117 | 24,023 | #89 |
| 1940s | 58 | 22,977 | #117 |
| 1950s | 97 | 26,213 | #124 |
| 1960s | 149 | 20,635 | #158 |
| 1970s | 103 | 13,354 | #183 |
| 1980s | 117 | 13,903 | #189 |
| 1990s | 113 | 17,474 | #187 |
| 2000s | 58 | 22,081 | #178 |
| 2010s | 0 | 12,214 | #312 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,250 | #398 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
24.5% of babies named Edwin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Edwin is most popular
The index compares Edwin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Edwin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.42× | 1,478 |
| New York | 1.87× | 27,704 |
| New Jersey | 1.51× | 8,131 |
| District of Columbia | 1.39× | 1,249 |
| Connecticut | 1.36× | 2,875 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Edwin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Edwin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Edwin (1915).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data