Edwina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

The name Edwina is a feminine form of the male name Edwin, which derives from Old English and means "rich friend." Edwin was a popular name until the time of the Norman Conquest, then fell out of favour until Victorian times.

From Wikipedia

Edwina first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 139 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1943 with 364 babies (rank #379 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 girls (rank #15,889). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Edwina

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

15,457

Total babies (all years)

139

Years in the data

364

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Edwina Sharma — Kate's sister

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	8	#641
1884	9	#754
1885	10	#703
1886	9	#788
1887	13	#641
1888	13	#734
1889	10	#855
1890	15	#699
1891	17	#646
1892	11	#920
1893	19	#670
1894	28	#546
1895	16	#795
1896	24	#641
1897	16	#800
1898	16	#852
1899	28	#578
1900	25	#729
1901	31	#549
1902	28	#626
1903	20	#768
1904	32	#603
1905	39	#559
1906	22	#778
1907	38	#604
1908	51	#507
1909	48	#553
1910	53	#565
1911	48	#619
1912	71	#571
1913	90	#536
1914	128	#490
1915	144	#523
1916	149	#545
1917	154	#540
1918	183	#502
1919	182	#500
1920	186	#511
1921	190	#513
1922	234	#443
1923	209	#478
1924	206	#485
1925	238	#448
1926	221	#464
1927	192	#505
1928	173	#528
1929	158	#545
1930	188	#485
1931	248	#411
1932	258	#406
1933	255	#405
1934	233	#430
1935	222	#432
1936	268	#388
1937	225	#436
1938	223	#449
1939	242	#433
1940	266	#421
1941	216	#476
1942	319	#402
1943	364	#379
1944	326	#392
1945	272	#435
1946	283	#466
1947	271	#501
1948	255	#516
1949	230	#551
1950	220	#560
1951	243	#538
1952	229	#571
1953	234	#580
1954	248	#565
1955	221	#624
1956	226	#634
1957	205	#697
1958	177	#748
1959	184	#750
1960	192	#731
1961	298	#585
1962	350	#523
1963	285	#589
1964	256	#641
1965	194	#706
1966	199	#696
1967	157	#797
1968	136	#885
1969	120	#986
1970	101	#1,146
1971	105	#1,121
1972	105	#1,086
1973	71	#1,387
1974	80	#1,324
1975	66	#1,533
1976	76	#1,400
1977	65	#1,625
1978	84	#1,389
1979	79	#1,498
1980	133	#1,066
1981	140	#1,026
1982	115	#1,187
1983	90	#1,333
1984	85	#1,382
1985	56	#1,952
1986	40	#2,479
1987	61	#1,883
1988	61	#1,973
1989	51	#2,310
1990	31	#3,456
1991	34	#3,233
1992	35	#3,230
1993	20	#4,875
1994	23	#4,413
1995	28	#3,806
1996	16	#5,867
1997	13	#6,974
1998	9	#9,512
1999	20	#5,282
2000	22	#5,196
2001	15	#7,067
2002	16	#6,799
2003	9	#10,693
2004	7	#13,149
2005	16	#7,240
2006	12	#9,467
2007	8	#13,030
2008	11	#10,279
2009	8	#12,778
2010	9	#11,529
2011	9	#11,465
2012	9	#11,539
2013	7	#13,574
2015	9	#11,154
2016	8	#12,084
2017	9	#10,929
2018	5	#16,351
2021	9	#10,502
2022	10	#9,879
2023	8	#11,465
2024	5	#15,889