Recorded 1995–2011 Boys' name Peak 2002 80 births

Edwen — boys' name

80 babies named Edwen in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s642010s11
2000s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Edwen was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

10 babies were named Edwen in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edwen

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Edwen between 1995 and 2011, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edwen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edwen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Edwen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edwen 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 80 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.

Edwen at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

80

Since 1995

17 years of records

Peak year

2002

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1995

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2011

Edwen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1995

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 201120102009200820072006200520042002200120001995 5

Edwen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 80% of Edwen's all-time total
1990s52000s642010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edwen?
80 babies have been named Edwen since 1995. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2002 with 10 births.
When was Edwen most popular?
Edwen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Edwen been used?
Edwen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 17 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Edwen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edward, Edwin, Edwardo, Edwyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2011 (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.