Boys' name · since 1908
Eward
Eward has 292 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 292
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Eward is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 292 have been recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eward has been recorded 292 times among boys since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1990.
- #10,732 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 292 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eward ranks #10,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 292 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 292
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Eward's 292 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eward splits its recorded history at 1957: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1990
- Peak year (1961)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Eward by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (76 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Eward's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Eward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 76 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Eward's decade-level peak was the 1960s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1908–1990 (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 Eward 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.