Eduardo
Eduardo was the 410th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 778 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 112th with 3,418 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Eduardo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning wealth guard (Spanish form of Edward) · Old English, Spanish
Say it ed-WAR-doh /ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #410 boys, down 82 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 778boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20013,418 babies
- Total since 1880
- 110,690babies recorded
What does the name Eduardo mean?
Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward. DMNES derives Edward from Old English ēad, "riches, wealth", and weard, "guard", and notes it is one of the few Old English names that spread as far as Iberia in the Middle Ages, partly through English kings and Saint Edward the Confessor. Portugal had a 15th-century King Duarte (Edward).
ēad (Old English, “wealth, prosperity”)weard (Old English, “guard”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Edward, Edoardo, Duarte, Lalo.
See also: English names, names that mean protector.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eduardo', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Edward', DMNES, Durham University
Nicknames for Eduardo
The usual nicknames for Eduardo are Lalo, Eddie and Edu. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Eduardo in the last five years, 32 were named Eddie, against 22 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lalo · Mexican Spanish pet form · also for Gerardo | Traditional | — | — |
| Eddie · also for Edward, Edwin, Edgar | Traditional | #861 | 1,431 |
| Edu | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Eduardos go by each one.
Eduardo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 433 since 1960.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #410 | 778 |
| 2020 | #328 | 1,001 |
| 2010 | #154 | 2,546 |
| 2000 | #124 | 3,161 |
| 1990 | #149 | 2,159 |
| 1980 | #227 | 1,050 |
| 1970 | #277 | 759 |
| 1960 | #414 | 368 |
| 1950 | #555 | 148 |
| 1940 | #774 | 64 |
| 1930 | #610 | 101 |
| 1920 | #931 | 55 |
| 1910 | #1,233 | 8 |
| 1900 | #800 | 11 |
| 1890 | #638 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eduardo, counting every spelling?
Eduardo is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #412 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #410 for Eduardo on its own. Together these spellings went to 788 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo | 778 | #410 | 4,524 |
| Edoardo | 10 | #7,818 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eduardo?
778 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eduardo (0.22 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eduardo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eduardo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eduardo?
About 103,000 people born in the US named Eduardo are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Eduardo mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eduardo by state
How common Eduardo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.7×), Arizona (2.6×), New Mexico (2.5×), Nevada (2.4×), California (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Minnesota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eduardo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eduardo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eduardo · Sibling names for Eduardo
Questions about the name Eduardo
What does Eduardo mean?
Eduardo means “wealth guard (Spanish form of Edward)” (Old English, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Eduardo?
Eduardo was the 410th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 778 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 112th with 3,418 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Eduardo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Eduardo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eduardo in the US.
Where is Eduardo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eduardo was most common in Texas (1.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and New Mexico.