Edward
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About Edward
Unlike perennials William, John and James, Edward is a classic that moves in and out of fashion. This royal Anglo-Saxon standard has benefited in recent years from the popularity of the hot hero of the vampire sensation Twilight — Edward Cullen — who has given his name a new infusion of cool.
Edward was the name of several Saxon and eight English kings, and is the name of the youngest son of the current queen. It was an early arrival in the New World — there were several Edwards in the Jamestown colony and six on the Mayflower.
The Edward name meaning most referenced is "wealthy guardian," as it is derived from elements meaning "rich" and "guard," however, the combined meaning may be a modern interpretation.
Youngish actors Edwards Norton, Burns and Furlong help keep the name's image fresh. Parents today are more likely to prefer nicknames Ted or Ned to the traditional Ed or Eddie — or, just as likely, to use the name in full.
Pronounced ED-werd.
As of October 2026, Edward ranked #224 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8 in 1919, Nameberry popularity #370.
Editor's take: The name Edward is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wealthy guardian".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #162 | 2,591 | 1,348.9 |
| 2015 | #159 | 2,601 | 1,357 |
| 2016 | #162 | 2,517 | 1,326.3 |
| 2017 | #170 | 2,327 | 1,257.2 |
| 2018 | #170 | 2,286 | 1,258.7 |
| 2019 | #192 | 2,053 | 1,144.2 |
| 2020 | #195 | 1,950 | 1,129.7 |
| 2021 | #218 | 1,748 | 999.2 |
| 2022 | #216 | 1,751 | 1,002.9 |
| 2023 | #213 | 1,734 | 1,013.7 |
| 2024 | #228 | 1,584 | 919.4 |
| 2025 | #224 | 1,591 | 931.5 |
World rankings
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Edward on lists
Famous Edwards
- Edward the Elder
King of England
- Edward the Martyr
King of England
- Edward the Confessor
King of England
- Edward I
VI, Kings of England
- (Albert) Edward VII
King of the United Kingdom
- Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David)
King of the United Kingdom, Duke of Windsor
- Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- Edward H White II
American astronaut
- Edward R. Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow)
American broadcaster
- Edward Antony Richard Louis
Earl of Wessex, Prince of the United Kingdom
- Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz
Canadian,born U.S. Senator from Texas
- Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden
American leaker of NSA secrets
- Edward Teach aka Blackbeard
English pirate
- Edward Harrison "Ed" Norton
American actor
- Edward William Elgar
1st Baronet, English composer
- Edward Charles Morice Fox
English actor
- Edward Lear
English artist and poet
- Edward "Eddie" Spears
American actor
- Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran
English singer,songwriter
- Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne
English actor and model
- Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy
American actor and comedian
- Edward Louis Severson
birth name of musician Eddie Vedder of band Pearl Jam
- Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen
American guitarist of band Van Halen
- Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt
American singer,songwriter
- Edward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian
American actor
- Edward Reilly Stettinius
Jr., U.S. Secretary of State
- Edward Albert Arthur Woodward
English actor
- Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath
British Prime Minister
- Edward Samuel "Ed" Miliband
English MP and Labour leader
- Edward John "Eddie" Izzard
English comedian
- Edward Teller
Hungarian,American theoretical physicist
- Edward Witten
American theoretical physicist
- Edward John Routh
English mathematician
- Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes
Irish singer of duo Jedward, twin brother of John Grimes
- Edward St. John Gorey
American children's author and illustrator
- Edward "Ned" Low
English pirate
- Edward Drinker Cope
American paleontologist
- Edward Perronet (1726
1792), hymnist
- Edward Osler (1798
1863), hymnist
- Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821
1891), hymnist
- Edward Otho Cresap Ord
American engineer and Army officer
- Edward Alexander "Aleister" Crowley
occultist and founder of the religion and philosophy of Thelema
- Edward M. "Teddy" Sears
American actor
- Edward Franklin Albee
American vaudeville impresario
- Edward "Ed" Warren
American paranormal investigator
- Edward Baker Lincoln
son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
- Edward Gibson (b. 1982)
son of actor Mel Gibson; twin of brother Christian
- Edward Roy "Eddie" McHale (b. 2005)
son of actor Joel McHale
- Edward "Yates" Brunt (b. 2009)
son of TV journalist Megyn Kelly and Douglas Brunt
- Edward "Duke" Rancic (b. 2012)
son of TV personalities Bill and Giuliana Rancic
- Edward Marsiaj (b. 2013)
son of model and actress Eva Herzigová and Gregorio Marsiaj
- Edward Aszard Rasberry (b. 2016)
son of actress Tatyana Ali and Vaughn Rasberry
- Edward Owen Seewald
Son of Jessa Duggar & Ben Seewald
Edward in pop culture
- Edward Fairfax Rochester
character in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"
- Edward Cullen
main character in the Twilight series
- "Edward Scissorhands
" 1990 movie and main character
- Edward
minor character in Divergent series
- Edward Elric
character in the manga/anime "Fullmetal Alchemist"
- Edward Nigma aka The Riddler
character in the Batman series
- Edward the Blue Engine
train on animated series "Thomas & Friends"
- Edward Frankenstein
character in animated movie "Frankenweenie"
- Edward Hyde
Dr Jekyll's alter ego in R.L. Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
- Edward Remus "Teddy" Lupin
son of Nymphadora and Remus in the Harry Potter series
- Edward
Prince of Andalasia, character in movie "Enchanted"
- Edward Allan "Eddie" Brock aka Venom
character in the Spider,Man series
- Edward Richtofen
character in the Call of Duty video game series
- Edward
platypus in animated series "Camp Lazlo"
- Edward
character in video game "Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn"
- Edward aka Death
character in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Edward Ferrars
character in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility"
- Edward Elizabeth Hitler
character on British sitcom "Bottom"
- Edward James Kenway
main character in video game "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag"
- Edward Mars
character on TV's "Lost"
- Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate
character in anime "One Piece"
- Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield
character in video game "Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse"
- Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
character in anime "Cowboy Bebop"
- Edward Chris von Muir
character in video game "Final Fantasy IV"
- Edward Travilla
Elsie Dinsmore's husband in Elsie Dinsmore series
- Edward Travilla
Elsie DinsmoreTravilla's son in Elsie Dinsmore series
- Edward "Ned" Hearne
main character in G. A. Henty's, Under Drake's Flag
- Edward "Ned" Martin
main character in G. A. Henty's, By Pike and Dyke
- Edward Lewis
leading man in "Pretty Woman"
- Edward Clariss aka Rival
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Edward "Ned" Leeds
character in the movie "Spider,Man: Homecoming"
- Edward "Ed" Zamsa
character in webcomic "UndeadEd"
- Edward Alderson
character in "Mr. Robot"
- "The Trouble with Edward" episode of Star Trek: Short Treks
that will air on October 10, 2019 about Edward Larkin, an ornery scientist who believes he has found a revolutionary
- Edward Murdstone
David Copperfield's stepfather in Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield"
- Edward Pikeman
character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"
- Edward Walter Stark
Tony Stark's granddaughter
- Edward "Eddie" Munson
Character in "Stranger Things"
- Edward "Eddie" Loving / Roundtree
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
- "Edward"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- "King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"