Edward
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”), doublet of Eduard.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Edward (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Edward has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 33 |
| 2001 | 37 |
| 2002 | 47 |
| 2003 | 44 |
| 2004 | 39 |
| 2005 | 32 |
| 2006 | 50 |
| 2007 | 41 |
| 2008 | 45 |
| 2009 | 68 |
| 2010 | 74 |
| 2011 | 76 |
| 2012 | 110 |
| 2013 | 115 |
| 2014 | 101 |
| 2015 | 107 |
| 2016 | 97 |
| 2017 | 82 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2019 | 59 |
| 2020 | 59 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 39 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 789 |
| 2000 | 829 |
| 2001 | 877 |
| 2002 | 930 |
| 2003 | 975 |
| 2004 | 1,034 |
| 2005 | 1,071 |
| 2006 | 1,127 |
| 2007 | 1,184 |
| 2008 | 1,235 |
| 2009 | 1,315 |
| 2010 | 1,382 |
| 2011 | 1,473 |
| 2012 | 1,604 |
| 2013 | 1,723 |
| 2014 | 1,833 |
| 2015 | 1,946 |
| 2016 | 2,051 |
| 2017 | 2,167 |
| 2018 | 2,236 |
| 2019 | 2,303 |
| 2020 | 2,377 |
Edward in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Edward.Hi! My name is Edward.
- Edward har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Edward has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Edward kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Edward is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Edwards mamma är lärare.Edward's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Edwards mamma is Edward's mum.
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Questions about Edward
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What does the name Edward mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”), doublet of Eduard.
How popular is Edward in Sweden?
39 babies were named Edward in 2022. In 2020, 2,377 people in Sweden had Edward as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2013 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.