Fun Facts About the Name Edwin
- Decades of popularity: Edwin stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 62 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1941.
- More than 248 thousand babies named Edwin: U.S. records list 248,733 babies given the name Edwin from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,191 girls received the name Edwin - about 1 girl for every 208 boys.
What Does the Name Edwin Mean?
Edwin is an Old English masculine name meaning "prosperous friend" or "rich friend." It comes from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "wealth," "prosperity," or "happiness," and wine, meaning "friend." The compound literally joins those ideas; the usual translation is "prosperous friend." Because ēad can also suggest happiness or blessedness, the name is sometimes rendered "happy friend" or "blessed friend," but these are interpretations of the same first element, not a separate origin. The first element also appears in other Old English names such as Edgar and Edward, but those names have different second elements and therefore different meanings. The feminine form Edwina is derived from Edwin.
Edwin Name History & Origins
Edwin is an Old English name, attested in the form Ēadwine. Its best-known early bearer is King Edwin of Northumbria (died 633), who ruled in the early seventh century and was converted to Christianity. Bede's Ecclesiastical History describes his baptism in 627 and his death in battle at Hatfield Chase in 633, and he was later venerated as a saint. An eleventh-century English nobleman, Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), is another historical bearer.
After the Norman Conquest, many Old English names became less common, but Edwin remained in use. It appears in early modern England; Sir Edwin Sandys (1561 - 1629) is one example. In the nineteenth century, Charles Dickens used the name for the title character of The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), a literary use that is much later than the name's medieval history. The feminine form Edwina is a later development from Edwin.
How Popular is the Name Edwin?
Edwin remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1941. Its highest annual birth count was in 1922, and people born that year turn 104 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #18,314 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,005 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #17,246 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,436 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #11,620 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,467 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #16,055 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,028 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #13,161 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,065 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,841 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #10,847 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,318 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #4,874 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #5,112 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #6,033 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #5,910 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,630 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,898 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #5,375 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #5,258 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #9,649 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,411 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,326 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #6,486 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #7,595 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,942 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #10,635 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,122 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1977 | #8,744 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #9,704 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #6,679 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,458 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #6,862 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,144 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,549 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #4,305 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #3,831 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #3,082 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1967 | #3,526 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #3,079 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #4,013 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,567 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #4,088 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,072 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #3,358 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #2,931 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #4,745 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,013 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #3,763 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #4,251 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,861 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,203 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #2,852 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #4,225 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,132 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #5,519 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #5,469 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,475 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,462 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,463 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #4,319 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,247 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,081 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,989 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,213 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #4,507 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,923 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #2,927 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,991 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,460 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,078 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1932 | #2,273 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #2,131 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1930 | #1,622 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1929 | #1,499 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1928 | #1,602 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1927 | #1,370 | 35 | 0.0029% |
| 1926 | #2,094 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1925 | #1,860 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1924 | #1,540 | 30 | 0.0024% |
| 1923 | #1,796 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1922 | #1,850 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1921 | #3,227 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #2,380 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #2,006 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1918 | #2,713 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #1,938 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1916 | #2,531 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #1,989 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #3,775 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #1,924 | 11 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #1,434 | 15 | 0.0027% |
| 1911 | #2,271 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #2,518 | 5 | 0.0013% |
| 1904 | #1,968 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1903 | #1,654 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1900 | #2,012 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1899 | #1,308 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1897 | #1,622 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1894 | #1,549 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #398 | 798 | 0.0467% |
| 2024 | #382 | 850 | 0.0496% |
| 2023 | #385 | 830 | 0.0486% |
| 2022 | #359 | 917 | 0.0526% |
| 2021 | #353 | 921 | 0.0527% |
| 2020 | #344 | 931 | 0.0540% |
| 2019 | #348 | 962 | 0.0536% |
| 2018 | #333 | 1,005 | 0.0554% |
| 2017 | #332 | 1,034 | 0.0559% |
| 2016 | #317 | 1,105 | 0.0582% |
| 2015 | #312 | 1,149 | 0.0600% |
| 2014 | #299 | 1,187 | 0.0618% |
| 2013 | #282 | 1,235 | 0.0653% |
| 2012 | #270 | 1,308 | 0.0690% |
| 2011 | #235 | 1,524 | 0.0803% |
| 2010 | #209 | 1,703 | 0.0888% |
| 2009 | #192 | 1,980 | 0.0998% |
| 2008 | #175 | 2,261 | 0.1108% |
| 2007 | #171 | 2,396 | 0.1155% |
| 2006 | #158 | 2,671 | 0.1300% |
| 2005 | #178 | 2,306 | 0.1155% |
| 2004 | #173 | 2,354 | 0.1186% |
| 2003 | #180 | 2,171 | 0.1099% |
| 2002 | #179 | 2,147 | 0.1106% |
| 2001 | #186 | 1,987 | 0.1023% |
| 2000 | #195 | 1,802 | 0.0918% |
| 1999 | #204 | 1,678 | 0.0874% |
| 1998 | #197 | 1,703 | 0.0891% |
| 1997 | #198 | 1,605 | 0.0851% |
| 1996 | #196 | 1,585 | 0.0837% |
| 1995 | #187 | 1,686 | 0.0886% |
| 1994 | #175 | 1,801 | 0.0932% |
| 1993 | #176 | 1,823 | 0.0930% |
| 1992 | #177 | 1,808 | 0.0905% |
| 1991 | #163 | 1,968 | 0.0974% |
| 1990 | #170 | 1,817 | 0.0885% |
| 1989 | #171 | 1,761 | 0.0880% |
| 1988 | #182 | 1,554 | 0.0812% |
| 1987 | #191 | 1,405 | 0.0753% |
| 1986 | #190 | 1,344 | 0.0730% |
| 1985 | #189 | 1,329 | 0.0719% |
| 1984 | #184 | 1,347 | 0.0746% |
| 1983 | #198 | 1,193 | 0.0665% |
| 1982 | #189 | 1,340 | 0.0738% |
| 1981 | #187 | 1,334 | 0.0745% |
| 1980 | #188 | 1,295 | 0.0726% |
| 1979 | #186 | 1,285 | 0.0746% |
| 1978 | #194 | 1,230 | 0.0749% |
| 1977 | #180 | 1,283 | 0.0781% |
| 1976 | #188 | 1,183 | 0.0754% |
| 1975 | #183 | 1,240 | 0.0794% |
| 1974 | #192 | 1,167 | 0.0742% |
| 1973 | #177 | 1,321 | 0.0848% |
| 1972 | #177 | 1,397 | 0.0861% |
| 1971 | #176 | 1,525 | 0.0862% |
| 1970 | #167 | 1,725 | 0.0928% |
| 1969 | #161 | 1,776 | 0.0993% |
| 1968 | #160 | 1,686 | 0.0970% |
| 1967 | #161 | 1,667 | 0.0956% |
| 1966 | #152 | 1,872 | 0.1050% |
| 1965 | #158 | 1,907 | 0.1025% |
| 1964 | #153 | 2,168 | 0.1088% |
| 1963 | #148 | 2,234 | 0.1100% |
| 1962 | #143 | 2,406 | 0.1163% |
| 1961 | #145 | 2,447 | 0.1152% |
| 1960 | #140 | 2,472 | 0.1160% |
| 1959 | #137 | 2,579 | 0.1208% |
| 1958 | #137 | 2,601 | 0.1226% |
| 1957 | #134 | 2,713 | 0.1258% |
| 1956 | #124 | 2,772 | 0.1310% |
| 1955 | #124 | 2,666 | 0.1294% |
| 1954 | #129 | 2,551 | 0.1251% |
| 1953 | #123 | 2,644 | 0.1341% |
| 1952 | #118 | 2,632 | 0.1354% |
| 1951 | #119 | 2,569 | 0.1364% |
| 1950 | #117 | 2,487 | 0.1389% |
| 1949 | #123 | 2,373 | 0.1338% |
| 1948 | #116 | 2,434 | 0.1387% |
| 1947 | #114 | 2,590 | 0.1416% |
| 1946 | #112 | 2,380 | 0.1466% |
| 1945 | #117 | 1,948 | 0.1447% |
| 1944 | #106 | 2,238 | 0.1642% |
| 1943 | #107 | 2,388 | 0.1673% |
| 1942 | #105 | 2,295 | 0.1662% |
| 1941 | #97 | 2,213 | 0.1802% |
| 1940 | #96 | 2,116 | 0.1825% |
| 1939 | #96 | 2,063 | 0.1864% |
| 1938 | #90 | 2,249 | 0.2028% |
| 1937 | #88 | 2,263 | 0.2122% |
| 1936 | #84 | 2,271 | 0.2190% |
| 1935 | #89 | 2,257 | 0.2167% |
| 1934 | #80 | 2,348 | 0.2274% |
| 1933 | #77 | 2,328 | 0.2348% |
| 1932 | #72 | 2,568 | 0.2459% |
| 1931 | #67 | 2,704 | 0.2601% |
| 1930 | #66 | 2,972 | 0.2708% |
| 1929 | #66 | 2,897 | 0.2693% |
| 1928 | #58 | 3,166 | 0.2858% |
| 1927 | #57 | 3,390 | 0.3008% |
| 1926 | #55 | 3,491 | 0.3144% |
| 1925 | #57 | 3,560 | 0.3190% |
| 1924 | #55 | 3,788 | 0.3344% |
| 1923 | #56 | 3,652 | 0.3332% |
| 1922 | #52 | 3,827 | 0.3517% |
| 1921 | #54 | 3,750 | 0.3405% |
| 1920 | #53 | 3,734 | 0.3508% |
| 1919 | #52 | 3,450 | 0.3520% |
| 1918 | #55 | 3,487 | 0.3441% |
| 1917 | #55 | 3,346 | 0.3615% |
| 1916 | #53 | 3,299 | 0.3706% |
| 1915 | #53 | 3,151 | 0.3713% |
| 1914 | #53 | 2,386 | 0.3644% |
| 1913 | #55 | 1,825 | 0.3561% |
| 1912 | #54 | 1,518 | 0.3531% |
| 1911 | #60 | 699 | 0.3093% |
| 1910 | #71 | 536 | 0.2760% |
| 1909 | #62 | 492 | 0.3000% |
| 1908 | #64 | 477 | 0.3091% |
| 1907 | #62 | 468 | 0.3187% |
| 1906 | #65 | 390 | 0.2929% |
| 1905 | #70 | 357 | 0.2698% |
| 1904 | #64 | 388 | 0.3028% |
| 1903 | #62 | 347 | 0.2910% |
| 1902 | #56 | 393 | 0.3204% |
| 1901 | #65 | 299 | 0.2808% |
| 1900 | #74 | 350 | 0.2326% |
| 1899 | #59 | 329 | 0.3098% |
| 1898 | #57 | 391 | 0.3187% |
| 1897 | #53 | 380 | 0.3370% |
| 1896 | #59 | 351 | 0.2936% |
| 1895 | #60 | 346 | 0.2947% |
| 1894 | #58 | 366 | 0.3161% |
| 1893 | #58 | 354 | 0.3152% |
| 1892 | #63 | 338 | 0.2770% |
| 1891 | #59 | 327 | 0.3232% |
| 1890 | #63 | 323 | 0.2909% |
| 1889 | #66 | 306 | 0.2767% |
| 1888 | #69 | 298 | 0.2466% |
| 1887 | #57 | 310 | 0.3057% |
| 1886 | #59 | 313 | 0.2825% |
| 1885 | #63 | 289 | 0.2681% |
| 1884 | #61 | 308 | 0.2691% |
| 1883 | #57 | 299 | 0.2858% |
| 1882 | #59 | 305 | 0.2683% |
| 1881 | #60 | 274 | 0.2720% |
| 1880 | #57 | 309 | 0.2797% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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