Edwina
Edwina was the 11199th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 379th with 364 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 42 places. More babies were named Edwina in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,199 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1943364 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,465babies recorded
Edwina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,199 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #11,532 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,196 | 22 |
| 1990 | #3,456 | 31 |
| 1980 | #1,066 | 133 |
| 1970 | #1,146 | 101 |
| 1960 | #730 | 192 |
| 1950 | #560 | 220 |
| 1940 | #421 | 266 |
| 1930 | #485 | 188 |
| 1920 | #511 | 186 |
| 1910 | #565 | 53 |
| 1900 | #729 | 25 |
| 1890 | #699 | 15 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Edwina, counting every spelling?
Edwina has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Edwina?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Edwina (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Edwina 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Edwina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Edwina?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Edwina are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 55 and 78. That makes Edwina a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Edwina
How popular is the name Edwina?
Edwina was the 11199th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 379th with 364 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 42 places. More babies were named Edwina in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Edwina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Edwina in the US.