Data through 2025

Edward name popularity in England and Wales

Edward ranked #31 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 1,385 boys named Edward.

Rank#31

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,385

ONS

Peak year2015

2,593 recorded

Five-year change-20.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Edward for boys and girls

Boys

1,385

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Edward in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,385#31
2024boys1,461#31
2023boys1,501#30
2022boys1,612#31
2021boys1,806#29
2020boys1,751#29
2019boys2,125#24
2018boys2,197#24
2017boys2,461#23
2016boys2,429#23
2015boys2,593#26
2014boys2,417#31
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,385#31
2024boys1,461#31
2023boys1,501#30
2022boys1,612#31
2021boys1,806#29
2020boys1,751#29
2019boys2,125#24
2018boys2,197#24
2017boys2,461#23
2016boys2,429#23
2015boys2,593#26
2014boys2,417#31
2013boys2,273#33
2012boys2,088#36
2011boys1,935#40
2010boys1,903#43
2009boys1,795#44
2008boys1,825#42
2007boys1,780#40
2006boys1,659#42
2005boys1,552#46
2004boys1,604#43
2003boys1,412#45
2002boys1,376#46
2001boys1,451#44
2000boys1,523#45
1999boys1,605#43
1998boys1,709#44
1997boys1,711#44
1996boys1,658#45

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Edward’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-46.6%
Change since peak-46.6%