How Many People Are Named Edwards?
An estimated 228 people in the United States have the first name Edwards. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Edwards peaked in popularity in 1923 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Edwards as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Edwards paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
228
About 1 in 1,503,309 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1923
13 births
Total Registered
418
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Edwards
Edwards is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 418 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Edwards as a male name
Ranked #9,204 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (13 births)
Edwards: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Edwards span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 71 babies were registered. Edwards has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Edwards by Decade
How has Edwards tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Edwards + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Edwards as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Edwards
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Edwards: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edwards?
We estimate approximately 228 people named Edwards are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,503,309 Americans share this first name.
Is Edwards a common name?
Edwards is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 418 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Edwards most popular?
Edwards reached peak popularity in 1923, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Edwards is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Edwards a male name?
Edwards is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Edwards Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Edwards Smith, Edwards Johnson, Edwards Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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