Eward — boys' name
293 babies named Eward in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
26% of everyone ever named Eward was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Eward in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Eward
The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Eward between 1908 and 1990, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Eward performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Eward shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Eward 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 293 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.
Eward at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Eward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1908
- Peak year (1961)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1990.
293 total births across 83 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 14 births in a single year.
Eward by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 76 births that decade — 26% of Eward's all-time total
Eward decade highlights
- Peak decade 76 births
- Runner-up 52 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Eward's strongest decade
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% 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, 1908–1990 (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.