Edwin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. 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).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Edwin (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, Edwin has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. 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 | 50 |
| 1999 | 71 |
| 2000 | 81 |
| 2001 | 114 |
| 2002 | 128 |
| 2003 | 123 |
| 2004 | 106 |
| 2005 | 127 |
| 2006 | 165 |
| 2007 | 149 |
| 2008 | 159 |
| 2009 | 125 |
| 2010 | 158 |
| 2011 | 139 |
| 2012 | 152 |
| 2013 | 152 |
| 2014 | 145 |
| 2015 | 135 |
| 2016 | 135 |
| 2017 | 98 |
| 2018 | 95 |
| 2019 | 83 |
| 2020 | 88 |
| 2021 | 86 |
| 2022 | 55 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 450 |
| 2000 | 528 |
| 2001 | 644 |
| 2002 | 774 |
| 2003 | 897 |
| 2004 | 1,009 |
| 2005 | 1,132 |
| 2006 | 1,302 |
| 2007 | 1,453 |
| 2008 | 1,627 |
| 2009 | 1,768 |
| 2010 | 1,934 |
| 2011 | 2,075 |
| 2012 | 2,231 |
| 2013 | 2,387 |
| 2014 | 2,546 |
| 2015 | 2,688 |
| 2016 | 2,840 |
| 2017 | 2,937 |
| 2018 | 3,033 |
| 2019 | 3,140 |
| 2020 | 3,237 |
Edwin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Edwin.Hi! My name is Edwin.
- Har du träffat Edwin? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Edwin? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Edwin i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Edwin this afternoon.
- Edwins mamma är lärare.Edwin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Edwins mamma is Edwin's mum.
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Questions about Edwin
How do you pronounce Edwin in Swedish?
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What does the name Edwin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. 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 Edwin in Sweden?
55 babies were named Edwin in 2022. In 2020, 3,237 people in Sweden had Edwin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2006 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.