Edward

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Old English	Boy	Happy guardian.
Anglo-Saxon	Boy	Wealthy guardian
Belgian	Boy	Rich guard
Brazilian	Boy	Rich guard
Canadian	Boy	Wealthy guardian
Caymanian	Boy	Wealthy guardian
English	Boy	Wealthy guardian
Jamaican	Boy	Wealthy guard

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Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Edward

Popularity Analysis

The name Edward first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #8, which it reached in 1912. It spent 40 years in the top 10. As of 2024, it ranked #228.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	228	Male	0.0858%
2023	213	Male	0.0943%
2022	216	Male	0.0934%
2021	218	Male	0.0932%
2020	195	Male	0.1055%
2019	192	Male	0.1068%
2018	170	Male	0.1177%
2017	170	Male	0.1176%
2016	163	Male	0.1240%
2015	159	Male	0.1273%
2014	162	Male	0.1263%
2013	145	Male	0.1341%
2012	157	Male	0.1280%
2011	148	Male	0.1313%
2010	136	Male	0.1413%
2009	137	Male	0.1408%
2008	148	Male	0.1276%
2007	145	Male	0.1273%
2006	141	Male	0.1310%
2005	134	Male	0.1398%
2004	129	Male	0.1490%
2003	130	Male	0.1479%
2002	119	Male	0.1569%
2001	113	Male	0.1630%
2000	108	Male	0.1667%
1999	103	Male	0.1762%
1998	106	Male	0.1762%
1997	100	Male	0.1958%
1996	96	Male	0.2034%
1995	88	Male	0.2058%
1994	84	Male	0.2221%
1993	78	Male	0.2317%
1992	70	Male	0.2493%
1991	68	Male	0.2629%
1990	68	Male	0.2668%
1989	62	Male	0.2794%
1988	62	Male	0.2897%
1987	61	Male	0.3029%
1986	61	Male	0.3007%
1985	59	Male	0.3048%
1984	58	Male	0.3152%
1983	55	Male	0.3221%
1982	53	Male	0.3331%
1981	51	Male	0.3576%
1980	52	Male	0.3648%
1979	48	Male	0.3839%
1978	47	Male	0.3790%
1977	47	Male	0.4005%
1976	44	Male	0.4323%
1975	41	Male	0.4552%
1974	40	Male	0.4798%
1973	38	Male	0.5184%
1972	34	Male	0.5553%
1971	32	Male	0.6085%
1970	31	Male	0.6457%
1969	32	Male	0.6811%
1968	31	Male	0.6919%
1967	31	Male	0.7122%
1966	30	Male	0.7301%
1965	29	Male	0.7600%
1964	27	Male	0.7694%
1963	27	Male	0.7420%
1962	29	Male	0.7382%
1961	29	Male	0.7369%
1960	26	Male	0.7659%
1959	27	Male	0.7811%
1958	28	Male	0.8064%
1957	25	Male	0.8551%
1956	25	Male	0.9058%
1955	25	Male	0.9215%
1954	22	Male	0.9434%
1953	23	Male	0.9486%
1952	23	Male	0.9899%
1951	23	Male	1.0402%
1950	22	Male	1.0297%
1949	21	Male	1.0637%
1948	19	Male	1.0632%
1947	19	Male	1.1065%
1946	19	Male	1.1265%
1945	18	Male	1.1573%
1944	18	Male	1.1863%
1943	18	Male	1.2176%
1942	17	Male	1.2403%
1941	17	Male	1.2422%
1940	16	Male	1.2143%
1939	15	Male	1.2733%
1938	13	Male	1.2802%
1937	13	Male	1.3650%
1936	13	Male	1.3334%
1935	13	Male	1.2936%
1934	13	Male	1.3111%
1933	11	Male	1.3525%
1932	11	Male	1.4130%
1931	11	Male	1.4635%
1930	10	Male	1.5352%
1929	10	Male	1.5551%
1928	10	Male	1.6200%
1927	10	Male	1.6453%
1926	10	Male	1.6938%
1925	9	Male	1.7428%
1924	9	Male	1.8081%
1923	8	Male	1.8189%
1922	8	Male	1.8149%
1921	8	Male	1.8297%
1920	8	Male	1.8250%
1919	8	Male	1.8260%
1918	8	Male	1.8578%
1917	8	Male	1.8251%
1916	8	Male	1.8422%
1915	8	Male	1.8030%
1914	8	Male	1.8029%
1913	8	Male	1.7666%
1912	8	Male	1.7578%
1911	9	Male	1.7250%
1910	9	Male	1.6345%
1909	9	Male	1.6591%
1908	9	Male	1.6265%
1907	9	Male	1.6249%
1906	9	Male	1.6644%
1905	9	Male	1.6517%
1904	9	Male	1.6851%
1903	9	Male	1.7536%
1902	9	Male	1.7280%
1901	9	Male	1.6582%
1900	9	Male	1.6783%
1899	9	Male	1.6501%
1898	9	Male	1.7689%
1897	9	Male	1.7392%
1896	9	Male	1.7787%
1895	10	Male	1.7386%
1894	11	Male	1.7446%
1893	9	Male	1.9084%
1892	11	Male	1.8379%
1891	11	Male	1.8202%
1890	11	Male	1.9064%
1889	10	Male	1.9312%
1888	11	Male	1.9013%
1887	10	Male	1.9440%
1886	11	Male	1.9421%
1885	11	Male	1.9147%
1884	11	Male	1.9870%
1883	11	Male	2.0002%
1882	11	Male	2.0298%
1881	10	Male	2.0103%
1880	11	Male	1.9965%

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