Boys' name · since 1970
Edwar
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 303 babies named Edwar, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,914 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edwar is the #10914 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 303 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwar has been recorded 303 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #10914 nationally and more common than 22% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #10,510 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,914 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 303 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwar ranks #10,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,914 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 303 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,914 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edwar's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edwar compares
303 46th 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
Edwar's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edwar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 303 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edwar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edwar splits its recorded history at 2006: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edwar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Edwar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Edwar's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Edwar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (35% of all-time use).
Edwar by state
Where Edwar concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 303 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edwar's data
- Edwar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edwars (6 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 Edwar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Edwar 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.