Edwards vs Edwin

Side-by-side comparison of Edwards and Edwin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Edwards

Boy name · Rank #9008

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Name B

Edwin

Boy name · Rank #382

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Metric Edwards Edwin
Current Rank #9008 #382
Total Births (all years) 418 246,744
Peak Year 1923 1922
Peak Year Births 13 3,827
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Edwards Edwin
1880ss — 3,011
1890ss — 3,505
1900ss — 3,961
1910ss 48 23,697
1920ss 71 35,255
1930ss 44 24,023
1940ss 42 22,975
1950ss 30 26,214
1960ss 48 20,635
1970ss 26 13,356
1980ss 11 13,902
1990ss 21 17,474
2000ss 51 22,075
2010ss 11 12,212
2020ss 15 4,449

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Edwards Edwin
2014 — 1,187
2015 — 1,149
2016 — 1,105
2017 — 1,034
2018 — 1,005
2019 — 962
2020 — 931
2021 7 921
2022 — 917
2023 — 830
2024 8 850

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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