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Edwin

“Wealthy friend” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #398 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Edwin has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #52 (1919) · 247,553 babies named Edwin all-time · 1 in 2,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 620 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 800 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Edwins

• Edwin Hubble — American astronomer (1889–1953)
• Edwin van der Sar — Dutch association football player (born 1970)
• Edwin McMillan — American physicist (1907-1991)
• Edwin G. Krebs — American biochemist (1918–2009)
• Edwin Howard Armstrong — American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954)

In stories & tradition

• Edwin Jarvis — Earth-616
• Edwin Cord — Earth-616
• Edwin Bouwhuis — Goede tijden, slechte tijden

What Edwins become

Among 3,063 notable people named Edwin:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Edwin M. Stanton, American lawyer and politician (1814–1869).

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