First Name EDWARD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • EDWARD is ranked as the 33rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,321,727.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 414.52 people named EDWARD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named EDWARD is 708,536.
  • The SSA data also shows that EDWARD is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names EDWARD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,321,727 +/-0.3%
  • National Rank 33
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 414.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 708,536
  • National Rank 56
  • Percentile Rank 99.94%
  • Proportion/100k 222.21

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EDWARD is 78.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic origin, 10.6% Black, 2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name EDWARD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name EDWARD is included in the following name categories:
  • Tatar masculine given name
  • English masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Polish masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name EDWARD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.7% 63.9% 14.8%
Hispanic origin 6.7% 16.3% -9.6%
Black 10.6% 12.3% -1.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.0% 4.9% -2.9%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named EDWARD is California where 124,761 people have this name.
  • Pennsylvania is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named EDWARD, as 838.45 in every 100,000 Pennsylvanians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Pennsylvania is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names EDWARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 77,780 603.86 100.0% Indiana 28,887 437.88 99.9% Iowa 7,878 253.54 99.7% Kansas 10,281 354.03 99.7% Michigan 42,833 432.22 100.0% Minnesota 14,279 261.65 99.8% Missouri 10,756 359.24 99.8% Nebraska 7,542 400.87 99.7% North Dakota 2,155 291.43 98.9% Ohio 65,538 565.26 99.9% South Dakota 2,370 277.77 98.6% Wisconsin 19,628 340.9 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name EDWARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 77,780 603.86 100.0%
Indiana 28,887 437.88 99.9%
Iowa 7,878 253.54 99.7%
Kansas 10,281 354.03 99.7%
Michigan 42,833 432.22 100.0%
Minnesota 14,279 261.65 99.8%
Missouri 10,756 359.24 99.8%
Nebraska 7,542 400.87 99.7%
North Dakota 2,155 291.43 98.9%
Ohio 65,538 565.26 99.9%
South Dakota 2,370 277.77 98.6%
Wisconsin 19,628 340.9 99.9%
West State Statistics First-Names EDWARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 3,186 432.39 99.4% Arizona 32,430 481.77 99.9% California 124,761 321.53 100.0% Colorado 23,805 444.46 99.9% Hawaii 5,406 380.85 99.9% Idaho 5,512 337.26 99.6% Montana 4,573 446.8 99.6% Nevada 12,592 443.53 99.9% New Mexico 9,594 460 99.8% Oregon 15,102 380.38 99.8% Utah 6,956 236.38 99.5% Washington 21,086 298.6 99.9% Wyoming 2,760 472.51 99.6%

West States
State stats for the first name EDWARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 3,186 432.39 99.4%
Arizona 32,430 481.77 99.9%
California 124,761 321.53 100.0%
Colorado 23,805 444.46 99.9%
Hawaii 5,406 380.85 99.9%
Idaho 5,512 337.26 99.6%
Montana 4,573 446.8 99.6%
Nevada 12,592 443.53 99.9%
New Mexico 9,594 460 99.8%
Oregon 15,102 380.38 99.8%
Utah 6,956 236.38 99.5%
Washington 21,086 298.6 99.9%
Wyoming 2,760 472.51 99.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names EDWARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 16,060 446.52 99.9% Maine 3,311 248.9 99.1% Massachusetts 29,216 433.12 99.9% New Hampshire 3,924 295.77 99.3% New Jersey 48,546 543.13 100.0% New York 112,513 569.79 100.0% Pennsylvania 107,214 838.45 100.0% Rhode Island 4,530 429.3 99.7% Vermont 3,575 570.57 99.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name EDWARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 16,060 446.52 99.9%
Maine 3,311 248.9 99.1%
Massachusetts 29,216 433.12 99.9%
New Hampshire 3,924 295.77 99.3%
New Jersey 48,546 543.13 100.0%
New York 112,513 569.79 100.0%
Pennsylvania 107,214 838.45 100.0%
Rhode Island 4,530 429.3 99.7%
Vermont 3,575 570.57 99.7%
South State Statistics First-Names EDWARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 18,967 391.13 99.9% Arkansas 10,282 346.62 99.8% Delaware 5,733 612.8 99.9% Dist. of Columbia 2,207 334.91 99.8% Florida 83,805 421.27 100.0% Georgia 40,694 403.02 99.9% Kentucky 19,140 433.68 99.8% Louisiana 20,954 450.66 99.9% Maryland 35,933 601.24 100.0% Mississippi 10,756 359.24 99.8% North Carolina 35,257 354.56 99.9% Oklahoma 11,763 303.31 99.8% South Carolina 23,174 479.55 99.9% Tennessee 25,195 384.7 99.9% Texas 71,934 266.85 100.0% Virginia 45,439 545.73 100.0% West Virginia 8,493 459 99.7%

South States
State stats for the first name EDWARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 18,967 391.13 99.9%
Arkansas 10,282 346.62 99.8%
Delaware 5,733 612.8 99.9%
Dist. of Columbia 2,207 334.91 99.8%
Florida 83,805 421.27 100.0%
Georgia 40,694 403.02 99.9%
Kentucky 19,140 433.68 99.8%
Louisiana 20,954 450.66 99.9%
Maryland 35,933 601.24 100.0%
Mississippi 10,756 359.24 99.8%
North Carolina 35,257 354.56 99.9%
Oklahoma 11,763 303.31 99.8%
South Carolina 23,174 479.55 99.9%
Tennessee 25,195 384.7 99.9%
Texas 71,934 266.85 100.0%
Virginia 45,439 545.73 100.0%
West Virginia 8,493 459 99.7%
 

Full Names with EDWARD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have EDWARD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named EDWARD.

The most popular full name is EDWARD Smith. 0.76% of all the people named EDWARD have this family name.

There are 79037 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EDWARD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 EDWARD Smith 0.76%
2 EDWARD Johnson 0.51%
3 EDWARD Miller 0.45%
4 EDWARD Brown 0.42%
5 EDWARD Williams 0.41%
6 EDWARD Jones 0.31%
7 EDWARD Davis 0.31%
8 EDWARD Thomas 0.26%
9 EDWARD Lee 0.25%
10 EDWARD Anderson 0.23%
11 EDWARD Wilson 0.23%
12 EDWARD Martin 0.22%
13 EDWARD Moore 0.21%
14 EDWARD Taylor 0.20%
15 EDWARD White 0.20%
16 EDWARD Clark 0.19%
17 EDWARD Thompson 0.19%
18 EDWARD Jackson 0.18%
19 EDWARD Harris 0.18%
20 EDWARD Lewis 0.17%