Trend of the Popularity of Edward as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,591 male babies that were named Edward in the US, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Edward peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 6,762 babies, which was 0.38% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Edward, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Edward.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Edward in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Edward in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Edward from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Edward as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	6762	0.38
1981	6661	0.37
1982	6281	0.35
1983	6005	0.34
1984	5914	0.33
1985	5869	0.32
1986	5777	0.31
1987	5913	0.32
1988	5801	0.30
1989	5849	0.29
1990	5746	0.28
1991	5572	0.28
1992	5233	0.26
1993	4790	0.24
1994	4520	0.23
1995	4143	0.22
1996	4073	0.22
1997	3915	0.21
1998	3575	0.19
1999	3597	0.19
2000	3485	0.18
2001	3376	0.17
2002	3244	0.17
2003	3114	0.16
2004	3156	0.16
2005	2975	0.15
2006	2871	0.14
2007	2828	0.14
2008	2796	0.14
2009	2988	0.15
2010	2905	0.15
2011	2671	0.14
2012	2597	0.14
2013	2711	0.14
2014	2591	0.14
2015	2602	0.14
2016	2518	0.13
2017	2328	0.13
2018	2286	0.13
2019	2054	0.11
2020	1952	0.11
2021	1749	0.10
2022	1752	0.10
2023	1737	0.10
2024	1589	0.09
2025	1591	0.09