Edwards — #9008 US boys' name
418 babies named Edwards in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 37% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Edwards was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Edwards in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Edwards
The Social Security Administration has registered 418 babies named Edwards between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edwards currently holds the #9008 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Edwards performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Edwards shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Edwards 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 418 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.
Edwards at a glance
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Current rank
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Edwards popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912
- Peak year (1923)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #9008 among boys.
418 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 13 births in a single year.
Edwards by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 71 births that decade — 17% of Edwards's all-time total
Edwards decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 51 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Edwards's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
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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, 1912–2024 (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.