US rank #5247 Boys' name Peak 2006 1,031 births

Edvin — #5247 US boys' name

1,031 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.

1910s241920s131930s51940s51950s51970s51980s311990s1492000s3642010s2962020s134
#5247
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Edvin was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

54 babies were named Edvin in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,031 babies named Edvin between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edvin currently holds the #5247 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edvin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 364 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Edvin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Edvin in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edvin 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 1,031 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.

Edvin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,031

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2006

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,247

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Edvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
54
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0204060 20242017201020031996198919331915 5

Edvin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
364 births that decade — 35% of Edvin's all-time total
1910s241920s131930s51940s51950s51970s51980s311990s1492000s3642010s2962020s134

Edvin by state

Where Edvin concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Edvin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
144 14.0%
#2 New York
29 2.8%
#3 Florida
16 1.6%
#4 Maryland
13 1.3%
#5 Georgia
11 1.1%
#6 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Edvin's total US births 14.0%
Even split

144 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edvin?
1,031 babies have been named Edvin since 1915. It currently ranks #5247 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 54 births.
When was Edvin most popular?
Edvin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 364 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Edvin most popular?
The top states for the name Edvin are California (144 births), New York (29 births), Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Edvin been used?
Edvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Edvin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edvardo, Edvard. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–2024 (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.