Edwin is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “wealth-friend.” In 2024 it was given to 850 boys in the United States.
Edwin belongs to the Spanish and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “wealth-friend” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Edwin first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #52 in 1919, and in 2024 850 babies received the name — 246,744 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Edwin means “wealth-friend” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Edwin is a boy name. In 2024, 850 babies received the name in the US.
Edwin comes from the Spanish and English & American tradition.
Edwin first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #52 in 1919, and 850 babies were given the name in 2024.
Edwin is pronounced /ˈɛdwɪn/ (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. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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