Edward has been given to about 1,308,955 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.
Edward ranks 224th among American boys in 2025, with 1,591 born that year. Its best year was 1924, when 21,223 babies were given the name, ranking 9th. The typical living American called Edward is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.24% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.