The first name Edwina

Edwina last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 13 births (#1,364).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Edwina with other names.

In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Edwina, the 11,199th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1943, when 364 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.

• 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, born 1974
• Edwina Findley
  American actress, born 1980
• Edwina Bone
  Australian hockey player, born 1988
• Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
  British princess; elder daughter of Louise, Princess Royal, and Alexander Duff, 1st Duke o, 1891–1959
• Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
  British peer (1924-2017)

• Evelyn
• Harper
• Holly
• Ashley
• Audrey
• Allison
• Hailey
• Hadley
• Kinsley
• Chelsea
• Everleigh
• Kelsey
• Hayley
• Shelby
• Shirley
• Haley

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Edwina mean?

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

What is the origin of the name Edwina?

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

How popular is the name Edwina?

In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Edwina, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1996, with 13 births.

Is Edwina a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,465 US babies named Edwina since 1880 were girls.

When was Edwina most popular?

1943 in the United States, when 364 babies were named Edwina, its highest rank at 379th.