How popular is “Edward” in the USA?
Number of people named “Edward” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Edward” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Edward” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Edward” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Edward” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Edward” by birth year
This chart shows how “Edward” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1880 | 2364 | 0.011732941 | 2364 | -100% | |
1881 | 2177 | 0.011298057 | 2177 | -100% | |
1882 | 2482 | 0.011203748 | 5 | 2477 | -100% |
1883 | 2257 | 0.010403559 | 7 | 2250 | -99% |
1884 | 2448 | 0.010054998 | 9 | 2439 | -99% |
1885 | 2225 | 0.009237962 | 5 | 2220 | -100% |
1886 | 2323 | 0.009098493 | 11 | 2312 | -99% |
1887 | 2136 | 0.008634035 | 11 | 2125 | -99% |
1888 | 2479 | 0.008277847 | 9 | 2470 | -99% |
1889 | 2311 | 0.007998034 | 12 | 2299 | -99% |
1890 | 2295 | 0.007614441 | 13 | 2282 | -99% |
1891 | 1995 | 0.006959173 | 6 | 1989 | -99% |
1892 | 2425 | 0.007252358 | 9 | 2416 | -99% |
1893 | 2319 | 0.007130492 | 10 | 2309 | -99% |
1894 | 2192 | 0.006471995 | 13 | 2179 | -99% |
1895 | 2216 | 0.006313012 | 13 | 2203 | -99% |
1896 | 2305 | 0.006447841 | 9 | 2296 | -99% |
1897 | 2131 | 0.006141971 | 10 | 2121 | -99% |
1898 | 2346 | 0.006150136 | 9 | 2337 | -99% |
1899 | 1910 | 0.005630332 | 9 | 1901 | -99% |
1900 | 2728 | 0.006058735 | 8 | 2720 | -99% |
1901 | 1917 | 0.005543475 | 1917 | -100% | |
1902 | 2306 | 0.00596277 | 12 | 2294 | -99% |
1903 | 2278 | 0.005975835 | 10 | 2268 | -99% |
1904 | 2342 | 0.005804429 | 7 | 2335 | -99% |
1905 | 2377 | 0.005607137 | 11 | 2366 | -99% |
1906 | 2407 | 0.005617912 | 9 | 2398 | -99% |
1907 | 2585 | 0.005554469 | 9 | 2576 | -99% |
1908 | 2714 | 0.005554078 | 7 | 2707 | -99% |
1909 | 2947 | 0.005764596 | 12 | 2935 | -99% |
1910 | 3425 | 0.005798098 | 18 | 3407 | -99% |
1911 | 4175 | 0.006480122 | 11 | 4164 | -99% |
1912 | 7963 | 0.008059219 | 27 | 7936 | -99% |
1913 | 9516 | 0.008368576 | 42 | 9474 | -99% |
1914 | 12367 | 0.008731623 | 48 | 12319 | -99% |
1915 | 15942 | 0.008699923 | 53 | 15889 | -99% |
1916 | 17048 | 0.008813 | 43 | 17005 | -99% |
1917 | 17562 | 0.008751464 | 61 | 17501 | -99% |
1918 | 19552 | 0.009005523 | 63 | 19489 | -99% |
1919 | 18601 | 0.008814608 | 65 | 18536 | -99% |
1920 | 20161 | 0.008910376 | 64 | 20097 | -99% |
1921 | 20897 | 0.00895137 | 80 | 20817 | -99% |
1922 | 20512 | 0.008960512 | 93 | 20419 | -99% |
1923 | 20676 | 0.008979867 | 79 | 20597 | -99% |
1924 | 21223 | 0.008911188 | 97 | 21126 | -99% |
1925 | 20196 | 0.008655534 | 106 | 20090 | -99% |
1926 | 19488 | 0.008488186 | 113 | 19375 | -99% |
1927 | 19226 | 0.008289352 | 112 | 19114 | -99% |
1928 | 18630 | 0.008239998 | 138 | 18492 | -99% |
1929 | 17353 | 0.007915965 | 132 | 17221 | -98% |
1930 | 17452 | 0.007849636 | 102 | 17350 | -99% |
1931 | 15746 | 0.007482535 | 101 | 15645 | -99% |
1932 | 15278 | 0.007236375 | 86 | 15192 | -99% |
1933 | 13857 | 0.006930468 | 60 | 13797 | -99% |
1934 | 13983 | 0.006732948 | 66 | 13917 | -99% |
1935 | 13913 | 0.006657346 | 69 | 13844 | -99% |
1936 | 14256 | 0.006861893 | 64 | 14192 | -99% |
1937 | 14992 | 0.00703641 | 59 | 14933 | -99% |
1938 | 14606 | 0.006601367 | 57 | 14549 | -99% |
1939 | 14476 | 0.006569775 | 50 | 14426 | -99% |
1940 | 14449 | 0.00627498 | 45 | 14404 | -99% |
1941 | 15629 | 0.00641485 | 47 | 15582 | -99% |
1942 | 17538 | 0.006420041 | 70 | 17468 | -99% |
1943 | 17768 | 0.006295003 | 55 | 17713 | -99% |
1944 | 16531 | 0.006145225 | 49 | 16482 | -99% |
1945 | 15913 | 0.005998412 | 44 | 15869 | -99% |
1946 | 18635 | 0.005832047 | 52 | 18583 | -99% |
1947 | 20595 | 0.005717244 | 55 | 20540 | -99% |
1948 | 19032 | 0.005512517 | 51 | 18981 | -99% |
1949 | 19222 | 0.005516052 | 50 | 19172 | -99% |
1950 | 18776 | 0.005359414 | 61 | 18715 | -99% |
1951 | 19956 | 0.005417348 | 43 | 19913 | -100% |
1952 | 19558 | 0.005149544 | 54 | 19504 | -99% |
1953 | 19031 | 0.004938484 | 49 | 18982 | -99% |
1954 | 19541 | 0.004908955 | 44 | 19497 | -100% |
1955 | 19328 | 0.00481391 | 51 | 19277 | -99% |
1956 | 19508 | 0.004731463 | 70 | 19438 | -99% |
1957 | 18768 | 0.004466379 | 57 | 18711 | -99% |
1958 | 17441 | 0.004218662 | 65 | 17376 | -99% |
1959 | 16969 | 0.004082304 | 63 | 16906 | -99% |
1960 | 16660 | 0.004010668 | 70 | 16590 | -99% |
1961 | 15945 | 0.003849633 | 68 | 15877 | -99% |
1962 | 15585 | 0.003862625 | 67 | 15518 | -99% |
1963 | 15381 | 0.003885728 | 65 | 15316 | -99% |
1964 | 15667 | 0.00403003 | 61 | 15606 | -99% |
1965 | 14494 | 0.003997814 | 84 | 14410 | -99% |
1966 | 13338 | 0.003837643 | 63 | 13275 | -99% |
1967 | 12716 | 0.003745637 | 61 | 12655 | -99% |
1968 | 12347 | 0.003654729 | 68 | 12279 | -99% |
1969 | 12519 | 0.003602228 | 69 | 12450 | -99% |
1970 | 12343 | 0.00342243 | 62 | 12281 | -99% |
1971 | 11128 | 0.003242156 | 68 | 11060 | -99% |
1972 | 9371 | 0.002981529 | 78 | 9293 | -98% |
1973 | 8419 | 0.002790657 | 59 | 8360 | -99% |
1974 | 7877 | 0.002591118 | 57 | 7820 | -99% |
1975 | 7438 | 0.002463425 | 57 | 7381 | -98% |
1976 | 7099 | 0.002339575 | 50 | 7049 | -99% |
1977 | 6886 | 0.002167855 | 46 | 6840 | -99% |
1978 | 6533 | 0.002058403 | 53 | 6480 | -98% |
1979 | 6941 | 0.002086288 | 66 | 6875 | -98% |
1980 | 6826 | 0.001981716 | 61 | 6765 | -98% |
1981 | 6706 | 0.001938523 | 46 | 6660 | -99% |
1982 | 6334 | 0.001805618 | 52 | 6282 | -98% |
1983 | 6038 | 0.001743436 | 33 | 6005 | -99% |
1984 | 5957 | 0.001707534 | 43 | 5914 | -99% |
1985 | 5914 | 0.001657058 | 44 | 5870 | -99% |
1986 | 5818 | 0.001635673 | 40 | 5778 | -99% |
1987 | 5950 | 0.001650261 | 40 | 5910 | -99% |
1988 | 5840 | 0.001580574 | 40 | 5800 | -99% |
1989 | 5875 | 0.001528224 | 25 | 5850 | -99% |
1990 | 5765 | 0.001458664 | 19 | 5746 | -99% |
1991 | 5591 | 0.001435398 | 19 | 5572 | -99% |
1992 | 5249 | 0.001366543 | 18 | 5231 | -99% |
1993 | 4808 | 0.001275286 | 18 | 4790 | -99% |
1994 | 4538 | 0.001220719 | 18 | 4520 | -99% |
1995 | 4152 | 0.0011338 | 9 | 4143 | -100% |
1996 | 4083 | 0.001119537 | 10 | 4073 | -100% |
1997 | 3920 | 0.001081191 | 5 | 3915 | -100% |
1998 | 3583 | 0.000974147 | 8 | 3575 | -100% |
1999 | 3597 | 0.000973808 | 3597 | -100% | |
2000 | 3496 | 0.000924919 | 11 | 3485 | -99% |
2001 | 3384 | 0.000904023 | 8 | 3376 | -100% |
2002 | 3250 | 0.000869418 | 6 | 3244 | -100% |
2003 | 3119 | 0.000820354 | 5 | 3114 | -100% |
2004 | 3162 | 0.000827612 | 10 | 3152 | -99% |
2005 | 2973 | 0.000773303 | 2973 | -100% | |
2006 | 2870 | 0.000725518 | 2870 | -100% | |
2007 | 2832 | 0.000708486 | 7 | 2825 | -100% |
2008 | 2794 | 0.000710924 | 2794 | -100% | |
2009 | 2985 | 0.000781517 | 2985 | -100% | |
2010 | 2905 | 0.000786167 | 2905 | -100% | |
2011 | 2669 | 0.000729803 | 2669 | -100% | |
2012 | 2594 | 0.000709393 | 2594 | -100% | |
2013 | 2709 | 0.00074325 | 2709 | -100% | |
2014 | 2596 | 0.000700596 | 5 | 2591 | -100% |
2015 | 2601 | 0.000703002 | 2601 | -100% | |
2016 | 2515 | 0.000685749 | 2515 | -100% | |
2017 | 2327 | 0.000650961 | 2327 | -100% | |
2018 | 2285 | 0.000650228 | 2285 | -100% | |
2019 | 2052 | 0.000591561 | 2052 | -100% | |
2020 | 1949 | 0.00058391 | 1949 | -100% | |
2021 | 1746 | 0.000515853 | 1746 | -100% | |
2022 | 1747 | 0.000517076 | 1747 | -100% | |
2023 | 1723 | 0.000522557 | 1723 | -100% |