# Edwina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/edwina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 15,465 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 15,465 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 109, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Female form of Edwin from Old English, equivalent to Edwin + -a.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | 10,281 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12,779 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,532 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,540 |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,575 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11,157 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12,085 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10,934 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16,358 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,510 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9,889 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,480 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,943 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11,199 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 3,594 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3,197 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3,970 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3,116 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3,005 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

## People named Edwina

- Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, British aristocrat (1901-1960)
- Edwina Currie, British politician (born 1946)
- Edwina Booth, actress (1904-1991)
- Edwina Tops-Alexander, Australian equestrian
- Edwina Findley, American actress
- Edwina Bone, Australian hockey player
- Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, British princess; elder daughter of Louise, Princess Royal, and Alexander Duff, 1st Duke o
- Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, British peer (1924-2017)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.