Edward

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 360 babies (rank #75 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

4,630

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

360

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
1955	76	#172
1956	90	#163
1957	108	#145
1958	100	#160
1959	121	#147
1960	130	#136
1961	146	#128
1962	138	#131
1963	158	#123
1964	190	#114
1965	209	#100
1966	176	#118
1967	204	#102
1968	329	#79
1969	360	#75
1970	285	#91
1971	214	#106
1972	173	#123
1973	125	#144
1974	133	#131
1975	118	#147
1976	111	#155
1977	67	#212
1978	65	#218
1979	46	#275
1980	52	#264
1981	52	#265
1982	34	#340
1983	36	#334
1984	32	#362
1985	30	#380
1986	21	#479
1987	34	#380
1988	38	#364
1989	28	#453
1990	19	#553
1991	28	#456
1992	33	#414
1993	30	#437
1994	26	#482
1995	20	#544
1996	19	#558
1997	22	#529
1998	16	#613
1999	23	#515
2000	15	#642
2001	18	#579
2002	13	#678
2003	16	#612
2004	15	#628
2005	12	#692
2006	7	#853
2007	7	#835
2008	11	#696
2009	6	#887
2010	9	#748
2011	10	#708
2012	11	#661
2013	5	#919
2014	10	#686