Recorded 1915–1955 Girls' name Peak 1929 88 births

Edwardine — girls' name

88 babies named Edwardine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s321930s161940s171950s11
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Edwardine was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

12 babies were named Edwardine in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edwardine

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Edwardine between 1915 and 1955, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edwardine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edwardine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Edwardine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edwardine 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 88 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.

Edwardine at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

88

Since 1915

41 years of records

Peak year

1929

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1915

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1955

Edwardine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1915

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1929)
12
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 19551943194019341929192419181915 5

Edwardine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 36% of Edwardine's all-time total
1910s121920s321930s161940s171950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edwardine?
88 babies have been named Edwardine since 1915. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1929 with 12 births.
When was Edwardine most popular?
Edwardine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Edwardine been used?
Edwardine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 41 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Edwardine?
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, 1915–1955 (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.