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Baby name
Edward
Boy
Origin of the name
Edward comes from the Old English Eadweard, made of ēad, “wealth, fortune,” and weard, “guardian.” Several Anglo-Saxon and English kings bore it.
Classic name
1,303,594births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 9rank at its peak, in 1924
Where babies named Edward are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Edward is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Edward is most common in Rhode Island (2.1 times), Massachusetts (2) and Connecticut (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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