US rank #374 Boys' name Peak 2001 109,465 births

Eduardo — #374 US boys' name

109,465 babies named Eduardo in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#374
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Eduardo was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

3,418 babies were named Eduardo in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eduardo

The Social Security Administration has registered 109,465 babies named Eduardo between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eduardo currently holds the #374 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 3,418 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eduardo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31,407 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Eduardo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38,980 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Eduardo in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eduardo 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 109,465 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.

Eduardo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

109,465

Since 1890

135 years of records

Peak year

2001

3,418 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#374

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1890

Recorded for 135 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eduardo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1890

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2001)
3,418
Annual births at peak — across 135 years of records
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Eduardo popularity over time — girls

433 total births recorded since 1960 (Eduardo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 433 births
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Eduardo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31,407 births that decade — 29% of Eduardo's all-time total
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Eduardo by state

Where Eduardo concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eduardo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38,980 35.6%
#2 Texas
27,290 24.9%
#3 Illinois
6,164 5.6%
#4 New York
4,928 4.5%
#5 Florida
4,796 4.4%
#6 Arizona
4,028 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
1,758 1.6%
#8 Georgia
1,574 1.4%
California share of Eduardo's total US births 35.6%
Even split

38,980 of 109,465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Eduardo appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eduardo?
109,465 babies have been named Eduardo since 1890. It currently ranks #374 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 3,418 births.
When was Eduardo most popular?
Eduardo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31,407 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Eduardo most popular?
The top states for the name Eduardo are California (38,980 births), Texas (27,290 births), Illinois (6,164 births).
How long has the name Eduardo been used?
Eduardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 135 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eduardo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eduard, Eduin, Eduar, Edu, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1890–2024 (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.