Over the past 110 years, 1 719 girls and 1 223 140 boys have been named Edward. The name Edward ranks 3007th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Edward in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Edward came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.