Recorded 1917–1928 Girls' name Peak 1921 40 births

Edwarda — girls' name

40 babies named Edwarda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s28
1920s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Edwarda was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

10 babies were named Edwarda in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edwarda

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Edwarda between 1917 and 1928, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edwarda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edwarda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Edwarda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edwarda 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 40 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.

Edwarda at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

40

Since 1917

12 years of records

Peak year

1921

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1917

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1928

Edwarda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1917

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 192819261921192019181917 5

Edwarda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 70% of Edwarda's all-time total
1910s121920s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edwarda?
40 babies have been named Edwarda since 1917. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1921 with 10 births.
When was Edwarda most popular?
Edwarda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Edwarda been used?
Edwarda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 12 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Edwarda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edwina, Edward, Edwin, Edwinna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1917–1928 (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.