Recorded 1984–2022 Boys' name Peak 2005 162 births

Edwing — boys' name

162 babies named Edwing in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s632000s742010s72020s5
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Edwing was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Edwing in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edwing

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Edwing between 1984 and 2022, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edwing currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edwing performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Edwing shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Edwing in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edwing 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 162 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.

Edwing at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

162

Since 1984

39 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1984

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2022

Edwing popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1984

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 20222007200420011998199519921984 6

Edwing by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 46% of Edwing's all-time total
1980s131990s632000s742010s72020s5

Edwing by state

Where Edwing concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Edwing
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 12.3%
California share of Edwing's total US births 12.3%

20 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edwing?
162 babies have been named Edwing since 1984. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Edwing most popular?
Edwing was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Edwing most popular?
The top states for the name Edwing are California (20 births).
How long has the name Edwing been used?
Edwing has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 39 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Edwing?
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, 1984–2022 (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.