Boys' name · since 1914
Edwad
Edwad has 11 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Edwad since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwad has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1961.
- #33,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwad ranks #33,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Edwad's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edwad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edwad's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edwad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1961
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Edwad by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Edwad's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Edwad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edwad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1914–1961 (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 Edwad 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.