Edwin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Edwin
Some might be surprised to learn that Edwin has been a consistent presence on the popular names list since statistics have become available.
The most famous Edwin in history was a seventh century martyr called Edwin of Northumbria, and in literature is familiar from the protagonist of Charles Dickens' final (and unfinished) novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin's was born Edwin, and fellow astronaut Frank Borman honored him by using Edwin for his son.
Edwin is also given to girls.
Pronounced ED-win.
As of October 2026, Edwin ranked #398 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #52 in 1922, Nameberry popularity #619.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #299 | 1,187 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #312 | 1,149 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #317 | 1,105 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #332 | 1,034 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #333 | 1,005 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #348 | 962 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #344 | 931 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #353 | 921 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #359 | 917 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #385 | 830 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #382 | 850 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #398 | 798 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Edwin on lists
Famous Edwins
- Saint Edwin of NorthumbriaBoy
King of Deira and Bernicia
- Edwin McMasters StantonBoy
U.S. Secretary of War during the Civil War
- Edwin Herbert LandBoy
American inventor of Polaroid
- Edwin Eugene "Buzz" AldrinBoy
American astronaut
- Edwin McCainBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Edwin Landseer LutyensBoy
English architect
- Edwin Washington EdwardsBoy
U.S. Congressman; governor of Louisiana
- Edwin Howard ArmstrongBoy
American inventor
- Edwin Powell HubbleBoy
American astronomer who inspired the Hubble Telescope
- Edwin HallBoy
American physicist
- Edwin 'Eddie' Carlos ColonBoy
American pro wrestler
- Edwin Farnham 'Win' ButlerBoy
lead singer of Canadian band Arcade Fire
- Edwin StarrBoy
American soul singer
- Edwin van der SarBoy
Dutch footballer
- Edwin Joel HonoretBoy
member of American band, PRETTYMUCH
- Edwin Henry LandseerBoy
English painter
- Edwin JacksonBoy
American baseball pitcher
- Edwin MosesBoy
American track and field athlete
- Edwin FitzgeraldBoy
birth name of Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian
- Edwin FitzgeraldBoy
birth name of Eddie Foy, Jr., American actor
Edwin in pop culture
- Edwin EppsBoy
sadistic slaveowner in "12 Years a Slave" (2013 film)
- "The Mystery of Edwin DroodBoy
" Charles Dickens's final novel
- Edwin LeefordBoy
Oliver Twist's father (betrayed his mother, Agnes)
- Dr. Edwin JennerBoy
minor character from season 2 of "The Walking Dead"
- Edwin SlipperyBoy
character on "Fortysomething"
- Edwin JarvisBoy
character from Marvel Universe
- Edwin ArchibiltBoy
character from "Sims" series
- Edwin VenturiBoy
character in Disney's "Life with Derek"
- Edwin DurlandBoy
character in Disney's "Gravity Falls"