Boys' name · since 1984
Edwing
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Edwing, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edwing sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 162 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Edwing recorded 162 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2022.
- #14,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 162 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edwing ranks #14,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edwing's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Edwing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edwing splits its recorded history at 2000: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edwing popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2022
- Peak year (2005)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Edwing by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (74 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Edwing's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Edwing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (46% of all-time use).
Edwing by state
Where Edwing concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 12.3% |
20 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edwing's data
- Edwing's decade-level peak was the 2000s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Edwings (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edwing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~38 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, 1984–2022 (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 Edwing 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.