Boys' name · since 1890

Eduardo

Eduardo has 110,257 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#293 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#410 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
110,257
born since 1890
2000s
peak decade

110,257 babies have been named Eduardo since 1890, making it today's #410 boys' name.

Eduardo has 110,257 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #410 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.

  • #293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #410 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 110,257 born since 1890
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eduardo ranks #293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #410 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 110,257 born since 1890, peaking in the 2000s.

#293 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#410 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
110,257
born since 1890
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97%
Eduardo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Eduardo's 110,257 recorded births place it above 99.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

42 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Eduardo compares

110,257 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Eduardo's all-time total is 299x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Eduardo Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 110,257 369 358,536
Peak-year births 3,418 34 22,252

Eduardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Eduardo's full recorded timeline at 1962, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 3,418 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Eduardo popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2001)
3,418
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,000 189019141930194619621978199420102025 778

Eduardo popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 433 births
0510152025 19601976198219881994200020062010 7

Eduardo by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (31,409 births, 28% of the file).

2000s was Eduardo's strongest decade.

31,409 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Eduardo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31,409 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Eduardo compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eduardo's total volume

Eduardo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 3.6%-146, 7.6%-146, 1.4%-146, 2.4%-146, 3.4%-146, 2.3%-146, 2.5%-109, 2.4%-129, 1.9%-146, 2.1%-146, 2.3%-146, 7.3%-54, 7.2%-146, 8.3%-146, 3.5%Eduardo-136, 3.1%Eduardo
Eduardo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
39,150 35.5%
#2 Texas
27,514 25.0%
#3 Illinois
6,186 5.6%
#4 New York
4,946 4.5%
#5 Florida
4,849 4.4%
#6 Arizona
4,072 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
1,769 1.6%
#8 Georgia
1,599 1.5%
California share of Eduardo's total US births 35.5%
Even split

39,150 of 110,257 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?
Since 1890, Social Security records show 110,257 babies named Eduardo. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #293 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #410 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 3,418 births.
Where does Eduardo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eduardo ranks #293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #410 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eduardo most popular?
Eduardo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31,409 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Eduardo most popular?
The top states for the name Eduardo are California (39,150 births), Texas (27,514 births), Illinois (6,186 births).
How long has the name Eduardo been used?
Eduardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 136 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Eduardo's data

  • Eduardo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (31,409 total births); usage has since declined to 5,525 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Eduardos (39,150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Eduardo

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eduardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1890–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eduardo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.