Boys' name · since 1996
Edvard
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Edvard, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edvard is the #11203 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 16 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Edvard recorded 16 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #11203 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #30,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,203 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edvard ranks #30,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,203 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #30,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Edvard's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Edvard compares
16 6th percentile among 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
Edvard's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edvard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edvard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edvard's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edvard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Edvard by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Edvard's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Edvard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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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, 1996–2025 (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 Edvard 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.