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Edwin

Edwin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“rich friend”
Origin
Old English
Say it
ED-win · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Old English Eadwine, combining ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. It was borne by a 7th-century king of Northumbria.

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How popular is Edwin?

2024255 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Edwin in 2024850

2024 rank#382 boys

Peak year1915

Total US babies since 1880247,935

Edwin is steady now but far below its 1915 peak.

Names like Edwin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Edwinarich friend · Old English
  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Edwin questions

What does the name Edwin mean?

Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from Old English. From Old English Eadwine, combining ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. It was borne by a 7th-century king of Northumbria.

Is Edwin a boy or girl name?

Edwin is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Edwin?

850 US babies were named Edwin in 2024. Its peak year was 1915.

How do you pronounce Edwin?

Edwin is usually pronounced ED-win.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.