Meaning 
The name Edward has the following meaning: A wealthy protector.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Edward is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 127 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Edward rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 11 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 137 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Edward in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Edward is pronounced as ed-wurd Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Edward and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Edward: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Coleman, Davis, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Lyndon, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Madison, Parker
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Edward: Eadward, Edik, Edoardo, Edorta, Edouard, Eduard, Eduardo (Portuguese), Edvard, Edvardas, Edwardo, Ewart, LaloNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Edward are: Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted
Style 
We think the name Edward should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Edward to be: A smart and elegant personIn one word, you might describe Edward as a(n) " elegant" person. See other "elegant" names for boys and girls.
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