Eduard
Masculine · “guardian of wealth”
Eduard is Edward as continental Europe writes it — German, Dutch, Romanian, Russian and Catalan all use this spelling. The name itself is Old English, one of the few Anglo-Saxon names that survived the Norman Conquest and then went out and conquered Europe in return.
How old is the name Eduard?
Eduard first appears in US birth records in 1902 — 123 years ago. The typical Eduard alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 1,600 people named Eduard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Eduard most popular?
Eduard peaked in 1902, reaching #1013 nationally. Today it ranks #3128, 2,115 places below that high. See the whole 1902 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Eadweard to Eduard
The story of Eduard
Eadweard was borne by Anglo-Saxon kings, and the reverence attached to one of them kept the name alive after 1066 when almost every other English name was replaced. From England it spread to the continent in the Middle Ages, and each language reshaped the ending: Eduard in German and Dutch, Édouard in French, Eduardo in Spanish and Portuguese. Nineteenth-century immigration brought the Eduard spelling to the United States from Germany and from Eastern Europe.
Meaning
guardian of wealth
From Old English ead, wealth or fortune, and weard, guard.
How the name formed
- Eadweard
- Edward
- Eduard
Related forms: Edward · Eduardo · Édouard · Ede
Pronouncing Eduard
ED-oo-art
Three syllables in German and Dutch, with a hard final t. English speakers usually say ED-ward.
Nicknames for Eduard
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1902
- Most boys named
- 200639 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1013reached in 1902
- Change vs 2023
- −2.6%38 in 2025, from 39
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Eduard in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Edward in English — same name
- Eduardo in Spanish — same name
- Édouard in French — same name
- Ede in Hungarian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Eduards among us
people named Eduard are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 44,949 born in 2025 was named Eduard
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Eduard sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Eduard is headed
Eduard should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Eduard beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Eduard in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A thousand years of continuous record, which very few names can show.
- Every European language has a version, so the name travels without becoming a stranger.
- Ed and Eddie are ready-made and need no negotiation.
- American forms and teachers will write Edward, and the u will be corrected out of it for life.
- The three-syllable continental pronunciation flattens to two in English.
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Frequently asked
- How many Eduards are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Eduard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Eduard in 2025?
- Eduard ranks #3128 among US boy names in 2025, with 38 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Eduard?
- About 1 in every 44,949 US boys born in 2025 was named Eduard — 38 in all.
- Will my child share the name Eduard with classmates?
- Eduard will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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