Edwards · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 64 recorded years as a table

Edwards, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	16
1913	14
1915	11
1916	8
1917	6
1918	5
1919	7
1920	9
1921	5
1922	7
1923	12
1924	4
1925	4
1927	12
1928	5
1929	7
1930	6
1931	11
1932	11
1934	5
1937	5
1938	5
1941	6
1942	5
1944	6
1946	6
1948	3
1949	3
1952	3
1954	3
1955	3
1957	3
1959	3
1960	2
1961	4
1963	2
1964	4
1966	3
1967	3
1968	3
1969	3
1971	5
1972	3
1973	3
1975	4
1981	3
1986	3
1991	2
1992	3
1996	3
1999	3
2000	3
2001	4
2003	3
2004	5
2006	2
2007	3
2008	3
2009	4
2010	3
2013	3
2021	4
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Edwards isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #9,714
How rare: 1 in 244,010 boys
Since 1912: 425

Most popular in 1912, at 16 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Edwards doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.