The first name Edwin
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈɛdwɪn/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 98 boys were named Edwin, making it the 412th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Edwin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Edwin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 798 boys born in the United States were named Edwin, the 398th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 3,827 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Edwin in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Edwin in Polish too.
Famous people named Edwin
204 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Edwin HubbleAmerican astronomer (1889–1953)
- Edwin van der SarDutch association football player (born 1970)
- Edwin McMillanAmerican physicist (1907-1991)
- Edwin G. KrebsAmerican biochemist (1918–2009)
- Edwin Howard ArmstrongAmerican electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954)
- Edwin MosesAmerican track and field athlete, born 1955
- Edwin LutyensBritish architect (1869–1944)
- Frederic Edwin ChurchAmerican landscape painter (1826–1900)
- Edwin Austin AbbeyAmerican illustrator and painter (1852-1911)
- Edwin Abbott AbbottBritish theologian and author (1838-1926)
- Edwin IfeanyiCameroonian association football player, born 1972
- Edwin ArnoldEnglish poet and journalist (1832–1904)
Questions
- What does the name Edwin mean?
- Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).
- How popular is the name Edwin?
- In 2025, 98 boys born in England and Wales were named Edwin, ranking 412th.
- Is Edwin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 248,744 US babies named Edwin since 1880 were boys.
- When was Edwin most popular?
- 1922 in the United States, when 3,827 babies were named Edwin, its highest rank at 52nd.
- How do you pronounce Edwin?
- Edwin is /ˈɛdwɪn/, 2 syllables.
- Is Edwin also a surname?
- Yes. Edwin is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.