Edward is a boy name family recorded 2,052,460 times in 28 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#2 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1955, at 1,463.6 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Eduardo (Argentina, Montevideo (Uruguay)), Edoardo (Italy), Edouard (France, Québec).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Edward
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward | English | 1,308,955 | 🇺🇸 United States | #224 | 1880 | ▼ 32 % |
| Edward | English | 54,597 | 🏴 England & Wales | #31 | 2015 | ▼ 35 % |
| Edward | English | 35,386 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #174 | 1936 | ▼ 28 % |
| Edward | English | 10,393 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #125 | 1966 | ▼ 23 % |
| Edward | English | 8,511 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #75 | 2015 | – |
| Edward | English | 7,437 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #176 | 1936 | ▼ 24 % |
| Eduardo | Spanish | 266,886 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #363 | 1956 | ▼ 58 % |
| Eduardo | Spanish | 110,690 | 🇺🇸 United States | #410 | 2001 | ▼ 40 % |
| Eduardo | Spanish | 12,042 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #119 | 1955 | ▼ 64 % |
| Eduardo | Spanish | 9,729 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2002 | – |
| Eduardo | Spanish | 1,050 | 🇫🇷 France | #2876 | 1972 | ▼ 16 % |
| Eduardo | Spanish | 834 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #304 | 1998 | ▲ 2 % |
| Edouard | French | 81,050 | 🇫🇷 France | #273 | 1903 | ▲ 41 % |
| Edouard | French | 9,325 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #7 | 2023 | ▲ 52 % |
| Edouard | French | 1,862 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #206 | 2025 | ▲ 43 % |
| Edouard | French | 621 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1911 | – |
| Edouard | French | 269 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #514 | 2024 | ▲ 41 % |
| Edouard | French | 97 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1926 | – |
| Edoardo | Italian | 89,473 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #2 | 2023 | – |
| Edoardo | Italian | 474 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #156 | 2025 | ▲ 281 % |
| Edoardo | Italian | 284 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1226 | 2025 | ▲ 252 % |
| Edoardo | Italian | 245 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7679 | 2006 | ▼ 14 % |
| Edoardo | Italian | 200 | 🇫🇷 France | #2000 | 2025 | ▲ 279 % |
| Edoardo | Italian | 27 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1199 | 2024 | – |
| Eduard | Catalan | 3,444 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | 2003 | – |
| Eduard | Catalan | 2,143 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #394 | 1997 | ▼ 69 % |
| Eduard | Catalan | 1,885 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3128 | 1902 | ▲ 25 % |
| Eduard | Catalan | 1,099 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1035 | 2018 | ▼ 45 % |
| Eduard | Catalan | 689 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #207 | 2016 | ▲ 22 % |
| Eduard | Catalan | 514 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #35 | 2025 | – |
| Edwardo | English | 6,764 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8910 | 1976 | ▼ 63 % |
| Edvard | Swedish | 851 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #329 | 2011 | ▼ 34 % |
| Edvard | Swedish | 335 | 🇫🇷 France | #5939 | 1916 | new |
| Edvard | Swedish | 24 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #205 | 2025 | – |
| Edvard | Swedish | 16 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10695 | 2025 | new |
| Edvard | Swedish | 11 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2016 | – |
| Edvardo | English | 310 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1983 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Edward ↔ Edouard — checked by hand
- Edward ↔ Eduardo — checked by hand
- Edward ↔ Edoardo — checked by hand
- Edward ↔ Eduard — checked by hand
- Edwardo ↔ Edward — verified against linguistic sources
- Edward ↔ Edvard — spelling variant
- Edwardo ↔ Edvardo — spelling variant
Questions about Edward
How popular is the name Edward?
In 2025 it ranked #2 in Italy. Official registers record 2,052,460 births across 28 countries.
What is Edward in other languages?
Eduardo (Spanish); Edouard (French); Edoardo (Italian); Eduard (Catalan); Edwardo (English); Edvard (Swedish); Edvardo (English).
When was Edward most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 1955, at 1,463.6 births per 100,000.
Is Edward a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Edward is a boy name.