Edword — boys' name
82 babies named Edword in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
46% of everyone ever named Edword was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Edword in 1924 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Edword
The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Edword between 1917 and 1966, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edword currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Edword performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Edword shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Edword 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 82 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.
Edword at a glance
Last recorded 1966Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Edword popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1917
- Peak year (1924)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1966.
82 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1924 with 7 births in a single year.
Edword by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 38 births that decade — 46% of Edword's all-time total
Edword decade highlights
- Peak decade 38 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Edword's strongest decade
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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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, 1917–1966 (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.