Boys' name · since 1880
Edwin
247,553 babies named Edwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #398 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 247,553
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edwin currently ranks #398 among boys' names in America, with 247,553 babies recorded since 1880.
Edwin has 247,553 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #398 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #156 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #398 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 247,553 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwin ranks #156 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #398 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 247,553 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #398 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 247,553
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edwin's 247,553 recorded births place it above 99.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Edwin compares
247,553 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Edwin's all-time total is 671x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 247,553 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,827 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edwin's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 274 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 3,827, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edwin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 3,827
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Edwin popularity over time - girls
1,191 total births recorded since 1894 (Edwin as girls' name)
Edwin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35,255 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Edwin's strongest decade.
35,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Edwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 3,011
1880s
3,011 births
- 1890s 3,505
1890s
3,505 births
- 1900s 3,961
1900s
3,961 births
- 1910s
1910s
23,697 births
- 1920s
1920s
35,255 births
- 1930s
1930s
24,023 births
- 1940s
1940s
22,977 births
- 1950s
1950s
26,213 births
- 1960s
1960s
20,635 births
- 1970s 13,354
1970s
13,354 births
- 1980s 13,903
1980s
13,903 births
- 1990s
1990s
17,474 births
- 2000s
2000s
22,081 births
- 2010s 12,214
2010s
12,214 births
- 2020s 5,250
2020s
5,250 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35,255 births (14% of all-time use).
How Edwin 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 Edwin's total volume
Edwin by state
Where Edwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31,998 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 23,688 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16,007 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 13,981 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13,890 | 5.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 9,428 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 8,715 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 7,756 | 3.1% |
31,998 of 247,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Edwin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Edwin's data
- Edwin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35,255 total births); usage has since declined to 5,250 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Edwins (31,998 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Edwin 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.