Eduard is a distinctive choice, ranked #1035 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Eduard in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1035
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Eduard in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Eduard
Eduard Limonov — Eduard Veniaminovich Limonov was a Russian writer, poet, publicist, political dissident and politician.
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eduard
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Eduard per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eduard in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eduard is declining: down 633 places since 2020, to #1,035 in 2025. It peaked at #351 in 2018.
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 Posylayev and Eduard. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
29
UK babies named Eduard (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 633 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
Almost certainly the only Eduard in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
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 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.
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.