Edward

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Also spelled: Edward, (1)

Meaning

Edward is an English masculine name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name Ēadweard, composed of the elements ēad "wealth, fortune; prosperity" and weard "guardian, protector”.

From Wikipedia

Edward first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 70 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 848 babies (rank #61 that year). In 2025 it was given to 344 boys (rank #55). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Edward

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Edward yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,377

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

848

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Edward Ferrars — Sense and Sensibility
In Twilight: Edward Cullen — vampire
In The Brontë Novels: Edward Rochester — Jane Eyre's brooding master of Thornfield
In The Crown: Prince Edward
In Agatha Christie: Edward Rochester — recurring archetype name

Famous people named Edward

Edward Snowdenintelligence analyst · b. 1983
Edward Jennerbiologist · b. 1749
Edward VIIIaristocrat · b. 1894
Edward VIIart collector · b. 1841
Edward Gibbonclassical scholar · b. 1737

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	197	#48
1953	170	#51
1954	154	#51
1955	134	#57
1956	140	#55
1957	144	#59
1958	125	#64
1959	144	#64
1960	189	#64
1961	169	#69
1962	193	#66
1963	175	#68
1964	167	#70
1965	135	#75
1966	145	#75
1967	135	#77
1968	133	#79
1969	154	#78
1970	157	#78
1971	157	#84
1972	112	#92
1973	129	#85
1974	158	#75
1975	119	#88
1976	112	#94
1977	77	#99
1978	121	#90
1979	143	#81
1980	85	#97
1981	79	#98
1982	97	#93
1983	138	#83
1984	130	#84
1985	93	#93
1986	131	#81
1987	157	#76
1988	145	#82
1989	118	#88
1990	173	#76
1991	125	#92
1992	185	#72
1993	148	#87
1994	111	#95
1995	153	#82
1996	125	#92
1997	159	#84
1998	88	#97
1999	96	#97
2000	92	#99
2001	108	#91
2002	97	#96
2004	171	#80
2008	203	#85
2009	234	#73
2010	260	#62
2011	274	#60
2012	301	#54
2013	348	#44
2014	430	#39
2015	848	#61
2016	555	#81
2017	506	#43
2018	509	#44
2019	681	#40
2020	478	#43
2021	326	#47
2022	293	#47
2023	279	#49
2024	416	#41
2025	344	#55