Edwin is a distinctive choice, ranked #434 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Edwin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#434
US Rank #382
About the Name Edwin
Edwin is holding steady in the rankings at #434. It reached its peak of #386 in 1997 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Edwin is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #382, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Edwin
Unlikely. With around 93 UK babies named Edwin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Edwin in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Edwin has held a stable position around #434 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #386 in 1997 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Edwin is more popular in the US (#382) than in the UK (#434). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Edwin include: Edwin van der Sar — Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former player.; Edwin Soeryadjaya — Edwin Soeryadjaya is an Indonesian businessman, He is the son of the late William Soeryadjaya, who founded automotive group Astra International.; Edwin Epps House — Edwin Epps House is a Creole cottage built in 1852 in part by Solomon Northup on Bayou Boeuf near Holmesville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana..
Edwin appears in the US top 500 at #382 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
93
UK babies named Edwin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 19 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Edwin
Likely around 1 other Edwin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was most recently the chief executive of Eredivisie club Ajax.
Edwin Epps House is a Creole cottage built in 1852 in part by Solomon Northup on Bayou Boeuf near Holmesville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It was built for Edwin Epps, a slaveholder.
Edwin Orlando Díaz Laboy is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets.
Edwin Rolfe was an American poet, journalist, communist, Spanish Civil War veteran, and screenwriter. He was dubbed "the poet laureate of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion"—the group of Americans who fought alongside the Soviet-backed Spanish Republicans against the Nazi-backed fascist forces of Francisco Franco and his Nationalist faction.
Edwin Corley Moses is an American former hurdler who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in the event four times.
Edwin Arlington Robinson was an American poet and playwright. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
Edwin Longsden Long was a successful English genre, history, biblical and portrait painter. He is best known for his Orientalist paintings, many very large, which fetched high prices.