Is Edward a boy or girl name?
Edward is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,584 boys were named Edward, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 1,307,348 US babies named Edward were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #228
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Edward since 1880
- 1,307,348
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 21,223 babies
Boys and girls named Edward, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23,133 | 69 | 0.3% |
| 1890s | 22,033 | 101 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 24,516 | 85 | 0.3% |
| 1910s | 125,720 | 431 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 197,347 | 1,014 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 147,848 | 714 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 174,798 | 518 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 188,328 | 557 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 143,980 | 676 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 83,436 | 596 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 60,833 | 424 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 45,164 | 124 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 30,827 | 47 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 25,257 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 8,767 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,584 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,734 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,751 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,748 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,950 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,053 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,286 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,327 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,517 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,601 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,591 | #162 | 5 | #17,290 |
| 2013 | 2,709 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,597 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,671 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,905 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,987 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,794 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,827 | #145 | 7 | #14,336 |
| 2006 | 2,871 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,975 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3,154 | #129 | 10 | #10,127 |
| 2003 | 3,114 | #130 | 5 | #16,497 |
| 2002 | 3,244 | #119 | 6 | #14,105 |
| 2001 | 3,376 | #113 | 8 | #11,318 |
| 2000 | 3,485 | #108 | 11 | #8,744 |
| 1999 | 3,597 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3,575 | #105 | 8 | #10,394 |
| 1997 | 3,915 | #100 | 5 | #14,399 |
| 1996 | 4,073 | #96 | 10 | #8,339 |
| 1995 | 4,143 | #88 | 9 | #8,980 |
| 1994 | 4,520 | #84 | 18 | #5,307 |
| 1993 | 4,790 | #78 | 18 | #5,273 |
| 1992 | 5,233 | #70 | 18 | #5,334 |
| 1991 | 5,572 | #68 | 19 | #5,042 |
| 1990 | 5,746 | #68 | 19 | #4,917 |
| 1989 | 5,849 | #62 | 25 | #3,923 |
| 1988 | 5,801 | #62 | 40 | #2,660 |
| 1987 | 5,911 | #61 | 40 | #2,539 |
| 1986 | 5,779 | #61 | 40 | #2,478 |
| 1985 | 5,869 | #59 | 44 | #2,295 |
| 1984 | 5,914 | #58 | 43 | #2,268 |
| 1983 | 6,005 | #55 | 33 | #2,682 |
| 1982 | 6,281 | #53 | 52 | #1,997 |
| 1981 | 6,661 | #51 | 46 | #2,207 |
| 1980 | 6,763 | #52 | 61 | #1,788 |
| 1979 | 6,875 | #48 | 66 | #1,683 |
| 1978 | 6,480 | #47 | 53 | #1,866 |
| 1977 | 6,840 | #47 | 46 | #2,069 |
| 1976 | 7,048 | #45 | 50 | #1,847 |
| 1975 | 7,380 | #41 | 57 | #1,676 |
| 1974 | 7,820 | #40 | 57 | #1,633 |
| 1973 | 8,359 | #39 | 59 | #1,575 |
| 1972 | 9,295 | #34 | 78 | #1,304 |
| 1971 | 11,061 | #32 | 68 | #1,492 |
| 1970 | 12,278 | #31 | 62 | #1,562 |
| 1969 | 12,452 | #32 | 69 | #1,389 |
| 1968 | 12,276 | #31 | 68 | #1,350 |
| 1967 | 12,653 | #31 | 61 | #1,418 |
| 1966 | 13,277 | #30 | 63 | #1,388 |
| 1965 | 14,411 | #29 | 84 | #1,170 |
| 1964 | 15,608 | #27 | 61 | #1,450 |
| 1963 | 15,320 | #27 | 65 | #1,376 |
| 1962 | 15,515 | #29 | 67 | #1,352 |
| 1961 | 15,876 | #29 | 68 | #1,355 |
| 1960 | 16,592 | #26 | 70 | #1,317 |
| 1959 | 16,916 | #27 | 63 | #1,353 |
| 1958 | 17,375 | #28 | 65 | #1,313 |
| 1957 | 18,711 | #25 | 57 | #1,400 |
| 1956 | 19,437 | #25 | 70 | #1,243 |
| 1955 | 19,280 | #25 | 51 | #1,409 |
| 1954 | 19,493 | #22 | 44 | #1,521 |
| 1953 | 18,984 | #23 | 49 | #1,396 |
| 1952 | 19,504 | #23 | 54 | #1,301 |
| 1951 | 19,913 | #23 | 43 | #1,440 |
| 1950 | 18,715 | #22 | 61 | #1,186 |
| 1949 | 19,172 | #21 | 50 | #1,291 |
| 1948 | 18,983 | #19 | 51 | #1,289 |
| 1947 | 20,539 | #19 | 55 | #1,219 |
| 1946 | 18,585 | #19 | 52 | #1,194 |
| 1945 | 15,871 | #18 | 44 | #1,193 |
| 1944 | 16,481 | #18 | 49 | #1,118 |
| 1943 | 17,713 | #18 | 55 | #1,080 |
| 1942 | 17,469 | #17 | 70 | #938 |
| 1941 | 15,581 | #17 | 47 | #1,072 |
| 1940 | 14,404 | #16 | 45 | #1,082 |
| 1939 | 14,428 | #15 | 50 | #999 |
| 1938 | 14,550 | #13 | 57 | #945 |
| 1937 | 14,930 | #13 | 59 | #897 |
| 1936 | 14,194 | #13 | 64 | #848 |
| 1935 | 13,844 | #13 | 69 | #823 |
| 1934 | 13,917 | #13 | 66 | #841 |
| 1933 | 13,797 | #11 | 60 | #868 |
| 1932 | 15,190 | #11 | 86 | #724 |
| 1931 | 15,647 | #11 | 101 | #662 |
| 1930 | 17,351 | #10 | 102 | #680 |
| 1929 | 17,220 | #10 | 132 | #594 |
| 1928 | 18,492 | #10 | 138 | #600 |
| 1927 | 19,114 | #10 | 112 | #683 |
| 1926 | 19,375 | #10 | 113 | #689 |
| 1925 | 20,090 | #9 | 106 | #715 |
| 1924 | 21,126 | #9 | 97 | #759 |
| 1923 | 20,597 | #8 | 79 | #825 |
| 1922 | 20,419 | #8 | 93 | #761 |
| 1921 | 20,817 | #8 | 80 | #825 |
| 1920 | 20,097 | #8 | 64 | #909 |
| 1919 | 18,536 | #8 | 65 | #871 |
| 1918 | 19,489 | #8 | 63 | #904 |
| 1917 | 17,501 | #8 | 61 | #889 |
| 1916 | 17,005 | #8 | 43 | #1,066 |
| 1915 | 15,889 | #8 | 53 | #907 |
| 1914 | 12,319 | #8 | 48 | #852 |
| 1913 | 9,474 | #8 | 42 | #812 |
| 1912 | 7,936 | #8 | 27 | #981 |
| 1911 | 4,164 | #9 | 11 | #1,475 |
| 1910 | 3,407 | #9 | 18 | #1,037 |
| 1909 | 2,935 | #9 | 12 | #1,239 |
| 1908 | 2,707 | #9 | 7 | #1,723 |
| 1907 | 2,576 | #9 | 9 | #1,422 |
| 1906 | 2,398 | #9 | 9 | #1,358 |
| 1905 | 2,366 | #9 | 11 | #1,185 |
| 1904 | 2,335 | #9 | 7 | #1,527 |
| 1903 | 2,268 | #9 | 10 | #1,149 |
| 1902 | 2,294 | #9 | 12 | #1,037 |
| 1901 | 1,917 | #9 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 2,720 | #9 | 8 | #1,476 |
| 1899 | 1,901 | #9 | 9 | #1,123 |
| 1898 | 2,337 | #9 | 9 | #1,197 |
| 1897 | 2,121 | #9 | 10 | #1,054 |
| 1896 | 2,296 | #9 | 9 | #1,149 |
| 1895 | 2,203 | #10 | 13 | #903 |
| 1894 | 2,179 | #11 | 13 | #865 |
| 1893 | 2,309 | #9 | 10 | #972 |
| 1892 | 2,416 | #11 | 9 | #1,031 |
| 1891 | 1,989 | #11 | 6 | #1,242 |
| 1890 | 2,282 | #11 | 13 | #766 |
| 1889 | 2,299 | #10 | 12 | #765 |
| 1888 | 2,470 | #11 | 9 | #912 |
| 1887 | 2,125 | #10 | 11 | #703 |
| 1886 | 2,312 | #11 | 11 | #703 |
| 1885 | 2,220 | #11 | 5 | #1,086 |
| 1884 | 2,439 | #11 | 9 | #753 |
| 1883 | 2,250 | #11 | 7 | #766 |
| 1882 | 2,477 | #11 | 5 | #946 |
| 1881 | 2,177 | #10 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 2,364 | #11 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Edward reached #8 in 1912. As a girl name, it reached #594 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Edward
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.