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Edwin

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Prosperous Friend
Wealthy friend

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Edwin

Pronunciation

e-dwin, ed-win

Famous People

Astronaut Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #52, 3,829 births); most recent 2025 (rank #398, 798 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #1362, 35 births); most recent 2008 (rank #17484, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025798–
2024850–
2023830–
2022917–
2021921–
2020931–
2019962–
20181,005–
20171,034–
20161,105–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #412, 98 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202598
202493
202385
202288
202174
202088
201979
201866
201784
201682

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #320, 135 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1342, 24 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202324
202224
202132
202025
201937
201837
201722
201634
201545
201436

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #138, 25 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
20234
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1978 (rank #163, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20255
2024–
20234
2022–
20217
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #398, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1954 (rank #108, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20238
20225
202112
202013
20196
20188
20176
20166
201513
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence