Boys' name · since 1915
Edvin
1,065 babies named Edvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,389 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,065
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edvin is the #3389 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,065 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edvin has been recorded 1,065 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #3389 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,925 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,389 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,065 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edvin ranks #4,925 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,389 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,065 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,389 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,065
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edvin's 1,065 recorded births place it above 89.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Edvin compares
1,065 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Edvin's all-time total is 189% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,065 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edvin's full recorded timeline at 2001, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Edvin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (364 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Edvin's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Edvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
364 births
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 364 births (34% of all-time use).
How Edvin 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 Edvin's total volume
Edvin by state
Where Edvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 149 | 14.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 29 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
149 of 1,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Edvin's data
- Edvin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (364 total births) through the 2020s (168) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edvins (149 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
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, 1915–2025 (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 Edvin 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.