Name
EDWARD

Name EDWARD

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 1,449,261 births of Edward in the countries below, which represents an average of 10,206 births of children bearing the first name Edward per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 4,734 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Edward   
In Italiano Nome Edward   
Variations : Eduard , Eduárd


Information about the first name Edward

The first name Edward is listed in our categories :The first name Edward has been assigned to:
99.86% to boys
0.14% to girls
The country where the first name Edward is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Edward

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Edward : Deward

Edward in Japanese *

Romajiedowaado
Katakanaエドワード
Hiraganaえどわーど
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Edward in Japanese
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Edward in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Edward

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”).
Anagrams src :
  • drawed, wadder, warded
Noun src :
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛdwəd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛdwɚd/
  • Hyphenation: Ed‧ward
Proper noun src :
Old French
Proper noun src :
HU Hungarian
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛdvaːrd]
  • Hyphenation: Ed‧ward
  • Rhymes: -aːrd
Proper noun src :
  • Edward
  • Edward
Polish
Etymology src :
Etymology src :
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛd.vart/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdvart
  • Syllabification: Ed‧ward
 

Popularity of the name Edward

Number of EDWARD births per year

Popularity of the name Edward
Popularity of the name Edward

Total births of Edward by country

Births with the first name Edward
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
1,298,272
1,983
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
48,638
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
34,986
8
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
15,479
1
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
14,769
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
10,285
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
7,673
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
3,230
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
1,791
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
1,697
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
1,523
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
1,447
1
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
1,223
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
1,204
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
901
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
862
1
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
769
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
765
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
692
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
537
2
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
205
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
133
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
91
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
86
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
4
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
3
0
Popularity of the name Edward

Total births of Edward by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Edward
Country
Boys
Girls
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
1,806
0
USUnited State of America
2022
1,724
0
AUAustralia
2022
411
0
PLPoland
2022
126
0
ONOntario
2019
110
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
75
0
FRFrance
2022
68
0
ITItaly
2021
64
0
DEGermany
2022
60
1
IEIreland
2022
55
0
QCQuebec
2022
52
0
SESweden
2022
39
0
CLChili
2021
35
0
BEBelgium
2022
26
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
23
0
ABAlberta
2022
18
0
DKDenmark
2022
13
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
10
0
NONorway
2022
7
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
6
0
ATAustria
2021
3
0
ARArgentina
2015
2
0

Comments on the name Edward

Personalities with the first name Edward

There are 1473 personalities with the first name Edward

Carl Sagan (Carl Edward Sagan) src

United states of america
Astronomer Naturalist Screenwriter Writer Physicist Astrophysicist Television presenter University teacher Cosmologist Science writer Novelist Space scientist Science communicator Science fiction writer Non-fiction writer Planetary scientist

Edward Snowden (Edward Joseph Snowden) src

United states of america
Whistleblower Computer scientist Dissident System administrator Security guard Intelligence officer Intelligence analyst

Edward Jenner src

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Scientist Naturalist Physician Biologist

Eddie Murphy (Edward Regan Murphy) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Singer Comedian Singer-songwriter Songwriter Voice actor Film director Film producer Television actor Film actor Recording artist

Edward Gibbon src

Great britain
Politician Historian Classical scholar

Édouard Viii src

United kingdom United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Aristocrat Monarch Military personnel

Édouard Vii (Albert Edward) src

United kingdom
Monarch King Politician Aristocrat Art collector

Christopher Nolan (Christopher Edward Nolan) src

United states of america United kingdom
Writer Cinematographer Executive producer Screenwriter Actor Camera operator Film director Film producer Film editor Film actor

Robert Lee (Robert Edward Lee) src

Confederate states of america United states of america
Slave holder Military officer

Édouard Vi D'angleterre src

Kingdom of england
Visual artist


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Edward
Full list of personalities with the first name Edward

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Edward

There are 2833 actors and actresses with the first name Edward
Edward Chu
Edward Dring
Edward Bartlett
Edward Hutley
Edward Day
Edward Jackson
Edward Johnson
Edward Grimes
Edward Upcott
Edward Amuwa
Edward Dirgo
Edward Savage
Edward Gelbinovich
Edward Davis
Edward Ruttle
Edward Randell
Edward Dahlbäck
Edward Aldridge
Edward Lennie
Edward Bursch
Edward Frizzelle
Edward Hong
Edward Rafter
Edward Michie
Edward Bosco
Edward Ma
Edward Tournier
Edward Mchenry
Edward Chui
Edward Snowden

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Edward
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Edward

Rankings of first name EDWARD by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#29GB United Kingdom2021
#53AU Australia2022
#58NZ New Zealand2022
#115IE Ireland2022
#121ON Ontario2019
#122PL Poland2022
#127QC Quebec2022
#183BC British Columbia2022
#216US United State of America2022
#233IT Italy2021
#241SE Sweden2022
#244AB Alberta2022
#255CL Chili2021
#262CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#303DK Denmark2022
#397NO Norway2022
#424BE Belgium2022
#675FR France2022
#760DE Germany2022
#776CH Switzerland2021
#935AR Argentina2015
#1158AT Austria2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#11039DE Germany2022
Other boys' names around Edward
EDVYNEDWEDWADEDWAGNEREDWALDEDWALDOEDWAMEDWANEDWANSEDWAR EDWARD EDWARD,EDWARDASEDWARDJAMESEDWARDLEYEDWARDOEDWARDOUEDWARDSEDWARD'SEDWARDSONEDWARDT

Other girls' names around Edward
EDVIRGEMEDVIRGENSEDVIRGESEDVISEDVONEEDVONEIDEEDVONETEEDWANDLINEEDWANNYEDWANYELY EDWARD EDWARDAEDWARDLYSEDWARDSEDWARTEDWEENEDWEENAEDWENAEDWENEEDWERLYEDWERLYN

Names that are phonetically close to Edward
EDWARD, EDWARDA EDWARDO
EDWARDS EDWARDT EDWART
EDWERD EDWHARD EDWORED
EDWUARD EDWUART
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