Eddward — boys' name
13 babies named Eddward in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
54% of everyone ever named Eddward was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Eddward in 1963 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Eddward
The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Eddward between 1956 and 1963, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eddward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Eddward performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eddward shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Eddward in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Eddward at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Eddward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1956
- Peak year (1963)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1963.
13 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1963 with 7 births in a single year.
Eddward by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 7 births that decade — 54% of Eddward's all-time total
Eddward decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Eddward's strongest decade
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.