Boy name#155 of boy names
Edwin
Pronounced EH1 D W AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1922
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Edwin?
Edwin is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 251,223 children — the 155th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 49% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1922, when 3,827 children were given it.
Edwyn is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Edwin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Edwyn
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 D W AH0 N · EH1 D W IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Edwin
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Edwin
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Edwin?
- Edwin ranks 155th among boys' names in US records, with 251,223 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,024.
- Is Edwin a unisex name?
- No. Edwin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Edwin most popular?
- 1922, when 3,827 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Edwin spelled?
- Edwyn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.