Edwin has been given to about 248,744 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.
Edwin ranks 398th among American boys in 2025, with 798 born that year. Its best year was 1922, when 3,849 babies were given the name, ranking 52nd. The typical living American called Edwin is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.06% 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.