Edwin Boy
How popular is Edwin?
#398 boy name in 2025
798 baby boys were named Edwin in the US in 2025, making it the 398th most popular boy name.
Edwin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #398 for boys (▼ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 798 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #312 in 2015, #344 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1922 (3,827 boys) |
| Highest rank | #52 in 1919 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Edwin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Edwin family of names ranked #396 for boys in 2025 (#373 the year before), with 812 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin | 798 | 98% |
| Edwyn | 14 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Edwin is most popular
Babies named Edwin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 1.1 per 1,000 (127 boys)
- Nebraska: 1.1 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.9 per 1,000 (108 boys)
- Washington: 0.8 per 1,000 (128 boys)
- Oregon: 0.8 per 1,000 (57 boys)
Edwin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,011 | #56 |
| 1890s | 3,505 | #53 |
| 1900s | 3,961 | #56 |
| 1910s | 23,697 | #52 |
| 1920s | 35,255 | #52 |
| 1930s | 24,023 | #66 |
| 1940s | 22,977 | #96 |
| 1950s | 26,213 | #117 |
| 1960s | 20,635 | #140 |
| 1970s | 13,354 | #167 |
| 1980s | 13,903 | #171 |
| 1990s | 17,474 | #163 |
| 2000s | 22,081 | #158 |
| 2010s | 12,214 | #209 |
| 2020s | 5,250 | #344 |
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Questions
- Is Edwin a boy or girl name?
- Edwin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Edwin were boys.
- How popular is the name Edwin?
- 798 baby boys were named Edwin in the US in 2025, making it the 398th most popular boy name.
- When was Edwin most popular?
- Edwin peaked in 1922, when 3,827 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #52, held for 2 years starting in 1919.
- How many people are named Edwin?
- 248,744 babies have been named Edwin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 132,586 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 44.
- Where is Edwin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Edwin was most common in Maryland, at 1.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.