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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rare

EdwardIn Hebrew: אדוארד · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: אֶדְוַארְד

Edward (Hebrew: אדוארד) is a boy's name of international origin. 4,715 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys and ranked #809. Its peak year was 1963, with 164 babies.

People in Israel
4,715
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
6
rank #809
Peak year
1963
164 babies
USA, 2025
1,591
rank #224

Writing and saying Edward

In Hebrew letters the name is אדוארד, read right to left. Edward is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Edward by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Edward: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Edward in English-speaking countries

Edward in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20251,591#2241924 (21,126)
United Kingdom20251,429#382015 (2,655)
England and Wales20251,385#312015 (2,593)
Scotland202530#1481974 (160)
Northern Ireland202514#1592013 (28)
Ireland202543#1311964 (425)
British Columbia202320#1761959 (167)
Alberta202520#2441983 (47)
Quebec202525#2172009 (97)
New South Wales2025110#752014 (198)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Edward has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Edward

How do you write Edward in Hebrew?

Edward is written אדוארד in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֶדְוַארְד). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Edward?

4,715 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אדוארד: 7 women and 4,708 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

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

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 99.9% of the people named אדוארד are men.

Is Edward used outside Israel?

The name Edward appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 1,591 boys were given it in 2025 (#224), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 1,429 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.