Recorded 1915–1978 Girls' name Peak 1943 362 births

Edwinna — girls' name

362 babies named Edwinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s681930s371940s781950s531960s961970s5
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Edwinna was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

17 babies were named Edwinna in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edwinna

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Edwinna between 1915 and 1978, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edwinna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edwinna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Edwinna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edwinna 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 362 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.

Edwinna at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

362

Since 1915

64 years of records

Peak year

1943

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1915

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1978

Edwinna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1915

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1943)
17
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 197819631954194819421931192319161915 8

Edwinna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
96 births that decade — 27% of Edwinna's all-time total
1910s251920s681930s371940s781950s531960s961970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edwinna?
362 babies have been named Edwinna since 1915. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1943 with 17 births.
When was Edwinna most popular?
Edwinna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Edwinna been used?
Edwinna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 64 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Edwinna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edwina, Edward, Edwin, Edwena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1978 (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.