Edward Name Popularity

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How popular is Edward?

The somewhat popular name Edward was the 169th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 250 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 8, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1912 and as recently as 1923.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1924 with 21,128 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Edward was 1,901 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1905-1921, and 1938-1942, the name Edward took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1928-1933, 1957-1961, 1962-1976, and 1990-1998 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Edward popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Edward has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Edward lately has dropped.

The name Edward is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Edward is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Edward (Girl)		Edward (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,268	169
2017		< 5	--	2,315	170
2016		< 5	--	2,503	162
2015		< 5	--	2,595	159
2014		5	17,256	2,583	162
2013		< 5	--	2,707	145
2012		< 5	--	2,591	157
2011		< 5	--	2,666	148
2010		< 5	--	2,903	136
2009		< 5	--	2,983	137
2008		< 5	--	2,790	148
2007		7	14,331	2,822	145
2006		< 5	--	2,868	141
2005		< 5	--	2,970	134
2004		10	10,124	3,149	129
2003		5	16,491	3,111	130
2002		6	14,099	3,242	119
2001		8	11,314	3,375	113
2000		11	8,742	3,482	108
1999		< 5	--	3,594	103
1998		8	10,394	3,575	105
1997		5	14,395	3,914	100
1996		10	8,338	4,074	96
1995		9	8,978	4,142	88
1994		18	5,307	4,522	84
1993		18	5,271	4,789	78
1992		18	5,332	5,231	70
1991		19	5,040	5,572	68
1990		19	4,916	5,743	68
1989		25	3,923	5,849	62
1988		40	2,660	5,800	62
1987		40	2,538	5,904	61
1986		40	2,478	5,776	61
1985		44	2,293	5,870	59
1984		43	2,267	5,914	58
1983		33	2,682	5,997	55
1982		52	1,997	6,291	53
1981		46	2,207	6,657	51
1980		61	1,788	6,765	52
1979		66	1,683	6,878	48
1978		53	1,865	6,486	47
1977		46	2,069	6,844	47
1976		50	1,847	7,056	44
1975		58	1,657	7,388	41
1974		57	1,634	7,825	40
1973		58	1,593	8,368	38
1972		78	1,304	9,297	34
1971		68	1,492	11,060	32
1970		62	1,562	12,294	31
1969		69	1,387	12,457	32
1968		68	1,353	12,287	31
1967		61	1,417	12,657	31
1966		63	1,388	13,273	30
1965		85	1,160	14,416	29
1964		60	1,463	15,605	27
1963		65	1,376	15,312	27
1962		68	1,345	15,524	29
1961		67	1,365	15,874	29
1960		70	1,314	16,584	26
1959		63	1,350	16,902	27
1958		65	1,314	17,360	28
1957		58	1,390	18,708	25
1956		69	1,250	19,415	25
1955		52	1,392	19,266	25
1954		44	1,522	19,515	22
1953		49	1,396	18,985	23
1952		54	1,301	19,510	23
1951		43	1,440	19,912	23
1950		61	1,186	18,714	22
1949		50	1,291	19,168	21
1948		51	1,289	18,977	19
1947		55	1,219	20,544	19
1946		52	1,194	18,579	19
1945		44	1,192	15,868	18
1944		49	1,118	16,475	18
1943		55	1,080	17,713	18
1942		70	938	17,468	17
1941		47	1,073	15,579	17
1940		45	1,081	14,400	16
1939		50	999	14,427	15
1938		57	946	14,547	13
1937		59	897	14,930	13
1936		64	848	14,194	13
1935		69	823	13,839	13
1934		66	841	13,917	13
1933		60	868	13,796	11
1932		86	724	15,189	11
1931		101	662	15,645	11
1930		102	680	17,349	10
1929		132	594	17,226	10
1928		138	599	18,489	10
1927		112	683	19,113	10
1926		113	689	19,378	10
1925		106	715	20,089	9
1924		97	759	21,128	9
1923		79	825	20,597	8
1922		93	760	20,419	8
1921		80	825	20,818	8
1920		64	909	20,095	8
1919		65	871	18,535	8
1918		63	904	19,489	8
1917		61	889	17,502	8
1916		43	1,066	17,005	8
1915		53	907	15,889	8
1914		48	852	12,318	8
1913		42	812	9,474	8
1912		27	981	7,936	8
1911		11	1,475	4,164	9
1910		18	1,037	3,408	9
1909		12	1,239	2,935	9
1908		7	1,723	2,707	9
1907		9	1,422	2,576	9
1906		9	1,358	2,398	9
1905		11	1,185	2,366	9
1904		7	1,527	2,334	9
1903		10	1,149	2,268	9
1902		12	1,037	2,294	9
1901		< 5	--	1,917	9
1900		8	1,476	2,720	9
1899		9	1,123	1,901	9
1898		9	1,197	2,337	9
1897		10	1,054	2,121	9
1896		9	1,149	2,296	9
1895		13	903	2,203	10
1894		13	865	2,179	11
1893		10	972	2,309	9
1892		9	1,031	2,416	11
1891		6	1,242	1,989	11
1890		13	766	2,282	11
1889		12	765	2,299	10
1888		9	912	2,470	11
1887		11	703	2,125	10
1886		11	703	2,312	11
1885		5	1,086	2,220	11
1884		9	753	2,439	11
1883		7	766	2,250	11
1882		5	946	2,477	11
1881		< 5	--	2,177	10
1880		< 5	--	2,364	11

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.