Edward remains a common boys' name (#224 in 2025), down from a peak of #8 in 1912.
Edward is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #224 for boy births in the United States (and #431 across all names), given to 1,591 babies. Edward first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (21,126 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,591 | 1,591 | — | #224 |
| 2024 | 1,589 | 1,595 | — | #228 |
| 2023 | 1,737 | 1,737 | — | #213 |
| 2022 | 1,752 | 1,757 | — | #216 |
| 2021 | 1,749 | 1,755 | — | #218 |
| 2020 | 1,952 | 1,959 | — | #195 |
| 2019 | 2,054 | 2,065 | — | #192 |
| 2018 | 2,286 | 2,296 | — | #170 |
| 2017 | 2,328 | 2,336 | — | #170 |
| 2016 | 2,518 | 2,526 | — | #162 |
| 2015 | 2,602 | 2,618 | — | #158 |
| 2014 | 2,596 | 2,615 | #17,290 | #162 |
| 2013 | 2,711 | 2,734 | — | #145 |
| 2012 | 2,597 | 2,625 | — | #157 |
| 2011 | 2,671 | 2,701 | — | #148 |
| 2010 | 2,905 | 2,943 | — | #136 |
| 2009 | 2,988 | 3,025 | — | #137 |
| 2008 | 2,796 | 2,833 | — | #148 |
| 2007 | 2,835 | 2,868 | #14,336 | #145 |
| 2006 | 2,871 | 2,923 | — | #141 |
| 2005 | 2,975 | 3,023 | — | #134 |
| 2004 | 3,166 | 3,205 | #10,128 | #129 |
| 2003 | 3,119 | 3,161 | #16,499 | #130 |
| 2002 | 3,250 | 3,299 | #14,106 | #119 |
| 2001 | 3,384 | 3,457 | #11,319 | #113 |
| 2000 | 3,496 | 3,550 | #8,744 | #108 |
| 1999 | 3,597 | 3,647 | — | #103 |
| 1998 | 3,583 | 3,668 | #10,394 | #105 |
| 1997 | 3,920 | — | #14,400 | #100 |
| 1996 | 4,083 | — | #8,339 | #96 |
| 1995 | 4,152 | — | #8,980 | #88 |
| 1994 | 4,538 | — | #5,307 | #84 |
| 1993 | 4,808 | — | #5,273 | #78 |
| 1992 | 5,251 | — | #5,335 | #70 |
| 1991 | 5,591 | — | #5,042 | #68 |
| 1990 | 5,765 | — | #4,918 | #68 |
| 1989 | 5,874 | — | #3,923 | #62 |
| 1988 | 5,841 | — | #2,660 | #62 |
| 1987 | 5,953 | — | #2,539 | #61 |
| 1986 | 5,817 | — | #2,478 | #61 |
| 1985 | 5,913 | — | #2,295 | #59 |
| 1984 | 5,957 | — | #2,268 | #58 |
| 1983 | 6,038 | — | #2,682 | #55 |
| 1982 | 6,333 | — | #1,997 | #53 |
| 1981 | 6,707 | — | #2,207 | #51 |
| 1980 | 6,823 | — | #1,788 | #52 |
| 1979 | 6,943 | — | #1,684 | #48 |
| 1978 | 6,526 | — | #1,866 | #47 |
| 1977 | 6,886 | — | #2,069 | #47 |
| 1976 | 7,098 | — | #1,847 | #45 |
| 1975 | 7,438 | — | #1,676 | #41 |
| 1974 | 7,874 | — | #1,633 | #40 |
| 1973 | 8,419 | — | #1,576 | #39 |
| 1972 | 9,370 | — | #1,303 | #34 |
| 1971 | 11,130 | — | #1,492 | #32 |
| 1970 | 12,337 | — | #1,562 | #31 |
| 1969 | 12,520 | — | #1,389 | #32 |
| 1968 | 12,344 | — | #1,350 | #31 |
| 1967 | 12,713 | — | #1,418 | #31 |
| 1966 | 13,342 | — | #1,388 | #30 |
| 1965 | 14,488 | — | #1,170 | #29 |
| 1964 | 15,670 | — | #1,451 | #27 |
| 1963 | 15,388 | — | #1,376 | #27 |
| 1962 | 15,585 | — | #1,352 | #29 |
| 1961 | 15,945 | — | #1,355 | #29 |
| 1960 | 16,665 | — | #1,317 | #26 |
| 1959 | 16,977 | — | #1,353 | #27 |
| 1958 | 17,442 | — | #1,313 | #28 |
| 1957 | 18,768 | — | #1,400 | #25 |
| 1956 | 19,506 | — | #1,243 | #25 |
| 1955 | 19,331 | — | #1,409 | #25 |
| 1954 | 19,537 | — | #1,521 | #22 |
| 1953 | 19,033 | — | #1,396 | #23 |
| 1952 | 19,555 | — | #1,301 | #23 |
| 1951 | 19,956 | — | #1,440 | #23 |
| 1950 | 18,775 | — | #1,186 | #22 |
| 1949 | 19,224 | — | #1,291 | #21 |
| 1948 | 19,034 | — | #1,289 | #19 |
| 1947 | 20,594 | — | #1,219 | #19 |
| 1946 | 18,637 | — | #1,194 | #19 |
| 1945 | 15,914 | — | #1,192 | #18 |
| 1944 | 16,531 | — | #1,118 | #18 |
| 1943 | 17,768 | — | #1,080 | #18 |
| 1942 | 17,540 | — | #938 | #17 |
| 1941 | 15,627 | — | #1,072 | #17 |
| 1940 | 14,450 | — | #1,082 | #16 |
| 1939 | 14,477 | — | #999 | #15 |
| 1938 | 14,608 | — | #945 | #13 |
| 1937 | 14,989 | — | #897 | #13 |
| 1936 | 14,258 | — | #848 | #13 |
| 1935 | 13,913 | — | #823 | #13 |
| 1934 | 13,983 | — | #841 | #13 |
| 1933 | 13,857 | — | #868 | #11 |
| 1932 | 15,277 | — | #724 | #11 |
| 1931 | 15,747 | — | #662 | #11 |
| 1930 | 17,454 | — | #680 | #10 |
| 1929 | 17,352 | — | #594 | #10 |
| 1928 | 18,630 | — | #600 | #10 |
| 1927 | 19,227 | — | #683 | #10 |
| 1926 | 19,488 | — | #689 | #10 |
| 1925 | 20,196 | — | #715 | #9 |
| 1924 | 21,223 | — | #759 | #9 |
| 1923 | 20,676 | — | #825 | #8 |
| 1922 | 20,512 | — | #761 | #8 |
| 1921 | 20,897 | — | #825 | #8 |
| 1920 | 20,161 | — | #909 | #8 |
| 1919 | 18,601 | — | #871 | #8 |
| 1918 | 19,552 | — | #904 | #8 |
| 1917 | 17,562 | — | #889 | #8 |
| 1916 | 17,048 | — | #1,066 | #8 |
| 1915 | 15,942 | — | #907 | #8 |
| 1914 | 12,367 | — | #852 | #8 |
| 1913 | 9,516 | — | #812 | #8 |
| 1912 | 7,963 | — | #981 | #8 |
| 1911 | 4,175 | — | #1,475 | #9 |
| 1910 | 3,425 | — | #1,037 | #9 |
| 1909 | 2,947 | — | #1,239 | #9 |
| 1908 | 2,714 | — | #1,723 | #9 |
| 1907 | 2,585 | — | #1,422 | #9 |
| 1906 | 2,407 | — | #1,358 | #9 |
| 1905 | 2,377 | — | #1,185 | #9 |
| 1904 | 2,342 | — | #1,527 | #9 |
| 1903 | 2,278 | — | #1,149 | #9 |
| 1902 | 2,306 | — | #1,037 | #9 |
| 1901 | 1,917 | — | — | #9 |
| 1900 | 2,728 | — | #1,476 | #9 |
| 1899 | 1,910 | — | #1,123 | #9 |
| 1898 | 2,346 | — | #1,197 | #9 |
| 1897 | 2,131 | — | #1,054 | #9 |
| 1896 | 2,305 | — | #1,149 | #9 |
| 1895 | 2,216 | — | #903 | #10 |
| 1894 | 2,192 | — | #865 | #11 |
| 1893 | 2,319 | — | #972 | #9 |
| 1892 | 2,425 | — | #1,031 | #11 |
| 1891 | 1,995 | — | #1,242 | #11 |
| 1890 | 2,295 | — | #766 | #11 |
| 1889 | 2,311 | — | #765 | #10 |
| 1888 | 2,479 | — | #912 | #11 |
| 1887 | 2,136 | — | #703 | #10 |
| 1886 | 2,323 | — | #703 | #11 |
| 1885 | 2,225 | — | #1,086 | #11 |
| 1884 | 2,448 | — | #753 | #11 |
| 1883 | 2,257 | — | #766 | #11 |
| 1882 | 2,482 | — | #946 | #11 |
| 1881 | 2,177 | — | — | #10 |
| 1880 | 2,364 | — | — | #11 |