Eduard is a distinctive choice, ranked #826 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Eduard in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#826
About the Name Eduard
Eduard has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 424 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #351 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Eduard is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eduard
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Eduard per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eduard in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eduard has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 424 places in the last five years. Its peak was #351 in 2018. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Eduard is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Eduard include: Eduard Hallberg — Eduard Hallberg is a Finnish World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.; Eduard Posylayev — Eduard Vyacheslavovich Posylayev is a former Russian professional footballer.; Eduard — Eduard is a masculine given name, which is, among other languages, a German, Dutch, and Russian form of the English name Edward..
Eduard does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Eduards in the wild.
39
UK babies named Eduard (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 424 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eduard
Likely around 1 other Eduard in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Eduard
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Eduard Veniaminovich Limonov was a Russian writer, poet, publicist, political dissident and politician. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1974, but returned to Russia in 1991, where he founded the National Bolshevik Party.
Eduard is a masculine given name, which is, among other languages, a German, Dutch, and Russian form of the English name Edward. Notable persons with that name include (in alphabetical order): Eduard Ahrens, Estonian linguist and clergyman Eduard Alayev, Israeli Olympic sport shooter Eduard Georg Aule, Estonian banker and politician Eduard Batlle.
Eduard Reisinger is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.
Eduard Thelen is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that defeated Pakistan in the final of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. During his active career he played for Rot-Weiss Koeln winning the German national title three times.
Eduard Julius Ernst August Erdmann, Prince von Anhalt, also referred to by the courtesy title Prince Eduard, is the head of the House of Ascania, the family which ruled the Duchy of Anhalt until 1918.
Eduard Bloch was an Austrian physician practicing in Linz. Born to a Jewish family of Czechoslovak origin, Bloch was the family doctor of Adolf Hitler and his family until 1907.