Names / Boy names
Edward
Current rank
#224
and easing
All-time peak
#8
in 1921
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
1.3 million
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8 in 1921 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wealthy guardian. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. It crested in 1921 at #8. Today it sits at #224 and is drifting lower. Over 1.3 million have carried it since records began.