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Baby name
Edwin
Boy
Origin of the name
Edwin comes from the Old English Eadwine, made of ēad, “wealth, fortune,” and wine, “friend.”
Classic name
247,553births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 52rank at its peak, in 1922
Where babies named Edwin are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Edwin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Edwin is most common in Hawaii (2.2 times), North Dakota (1.8) and New York (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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