Boys' name · since 1911

Edwardo

Edwardo has 6,764 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,488 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,954 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,764
born since 1911
1970s
peak decade

Edwardo currently ranks #8954 among boys' names in America, with 6,764 babies recorded since 1911.

Edwardo has 6,764 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8954 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.

  • #1,488 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,954 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 6,764 born since 1911
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwardo ranks #1,488 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,954 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,764 born since 1911, peaking in the 1970s.

#1,488 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,954 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,764
born since 1911
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35.7%
Edwardo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Edwardo's 6,764 recorded births place it above 96.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Edwardo compares

6,764 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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

Edwardo's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Edwardo Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 6,764 369 358,536
Peak-year births 151 34 22,252

Edwardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Edwardo's full recorded timeline at 1969, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 151 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Edwardo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
151
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
050100150200 191119271942195719721987200220172025 8

Edwardo by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (1,233 births, 18% of the file).

1970s was Edwardo's strongest decade.

1,233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Edwardo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,233 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Edwardo compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Edwardo's total volume

Edwardo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -145, 6.1%-82, 6.4%-146, 1.9%-146, 5.5%-146, 1.7%-46, 4.9%-146, 2.3%-93, 2.6%-53, 5.9%-76, 4.4%-56, 5.6%-56, 7.4%-146, 2.5%-146, 2.1%-119, 7.1%Edwardo-115, 2.2%Edwardo
Edwardo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Edwardo by state

Where Edwardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Edwardo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,172 32.1%
#2 California
1,423 21.0%
#3 New York
593 8.8%
#4 Illinois
230 3.4%
#5 Arizona
181 2.7%
#6 New Jersey
77 1.1%
#7 New Mexico
76 1.1%
#8 Florida
28 0.4%
Texas share of Edwardo's total US births 32.1%
Even split

2,172 of 6,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Edwardo appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edwardo?
6,764 babies have been named Edwardo since 1911. All-time, it sits at #1,488 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,954 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1970 with 151 births.
Where does Edwardo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwardo ranks #1,488 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,954 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Edwardo most popular?
Edwardo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,233 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Edwardo most popular?
The top states for the name Edwardo are Texas (2,172 births), California (1,423 births), New York (593 births).
How long has the name Edwardo been used?
Edwardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 115 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Edwardo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edward, Edwin, Edwyn, Edwards, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Edwardo's data

  • Edwardo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,233 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Edwardos (2,172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Edwardo

Nearby Names Like Edwardo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Edwardo

Names with a similar popularity rank to Edwardo

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Edwardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1911–2025 (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 Edwardo 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.