MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Edward mean?
Edward is an Old English compound of wealth or prosperity and guarding. The name has a long royal history in England and reached India through English usage.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
एडवर्ड
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Edward in Indian usage
1,286 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 159 |
| 1960s | 239 |
| 1970s | 280 |
| 1980s | 297 |
| 1990s | 198 |
| Other decades | 113 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Meghalaya | 375 |
| Kerala | 343 |
| Goa | 214 |
| Other states | 354 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Edward / M | 1,385 | 31 |
| Scotland | Edward / M | 30 | 148 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Edward ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Edward; Table_6, C36 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Edward; Table_6, C36
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Edward; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Edward; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy