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.
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
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 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 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 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 States
State stats for the first name EDWARD
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