Edward

Edward was the #224 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,591 babies), and #31 in England & Wales and #210 in Canada.

Edward as a boy’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#224 (1,591)	#31 (1,385)	#148 (30)	#159 (14)	#125 (43)	#210 (166)	#75 (110)	#50 (130)
2024	#228 (1,589)	#31 (1,461)	#181 (24)	#177 (12)	#144 (36)	#200 (172)	#56 (134)	#34 (176)
2023	#213 (1,737)	#30 (1,501)	#152 (31)	#145 (16)	#177 (29)	#167 (192)	#54 (138)	#52 (115)
2022	#216 (1,752)	#31 (1,612)	#145 (35)	#125 (20)	#112 (55)	#168 (206)	#62 (126)	#50 (118)
2021	#218 (1,749)	#29 (1,806)	#199 (23)	#176 (13)	#97 (66)	#180 (207)	#46 (173)	#43 (145)
2020	#195 (1,952)	#29 (1,751)	#140 (39)	#123 (22)	#90 (69)	#163 (224)	#42 (182)	#47 (139)
2019	#192 (2,054)	#24 (2,125)	#136 (42)	#107 (25)	#89 (77)	#129 (281)	#49 (172)	#36 (184)
2018	#170 (2,286)	#24 (2,197)	#134 (46)	#135 (18)	#87 (78)	#138 (267)	#50 (171)	#37 (159)
2017	#169 (2,328)	#23 (2,461)	#126 (48)	#132 (20)	#101 (69)	#155 (249)	#49 (174)	#38 (168)
2016	#162 (2,518)	#23 (2,429)	#127 (51)	#127 (23)	#90 (81)	#154 (249)	#56 (171)	#36 (162)
2015	#158 (2,602)	#26 (2,593)	#149 (39)	#129 (23)	#95 (76)	#146 (264)	#42 (197)	#39 (142)
2014	#162 (2,591)	#31 (2,417)	#183 (31)	#118 (25)	#106 (71)	#143 (280)	#50 (198)	#30 (178)
2013	#145 (2,711)	#33 (2,273)	#130 (46)	#108 (28)	#96 (77)	#154 (244)	#53 (189)	#39 (159)
2012	#157 (2,597)	#36 (2,088)	#126 (51)	#138 (20)	#95 (84)	#158 (248)	#66 (158)	#49 (143)
2011	#148 (2,671)	#40 (1,935)	#211 (22)	#135 (21)	#95 (85)	#136 (274)	#69 (145)	#49 (129)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1882 at #11.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 1,100	uncommon
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 200	very common
Scotland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 650	common
Northern Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 590	common
Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 550	common
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 960	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Edward is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Edward (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#174	78
Quebec	2025	#216	25

Edward (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Edward	Canada	Boys	#210	166
Edward	England & Wales	Boys	#31	1,385
Edward	Ireland	Boys	#125	43
Edward	Northern Ireland	Boys	#159	14
Edward	NSW	Boys	#75	110
Edward	Scotland	Boys	#148	30
Edward	US	Girls	—	too few
Edward	US	Boys	#224	1,591
Edward	VIC	Boys	#50	130