Edward is a boy's name of English origin meaning “wealth, riches and ward, guard.” In 2024 it was given to 1,584 boys in the United States.
Edward belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “wealth, riches and ward, guard” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Edward first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #8 in 1912, and in 2024 1,584 babies received the name — 1,301,987 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the English & American shelf:
Edward means “wealth, riches and ward, guard” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Edward is a boy name. In 2024, 1,584 babies received the name in the US.
Edward comes from the English & American tradition.
Edward first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #8 in 1912, and 1,584 babies were given the name in 2024.
Edward is pronounced /ˈɛdwəd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal