Eduard
How to say it: ay-DWAR · /eˈdwaʁ/
From Germanic 'ead' wealth + 'weard' guard - Central and Eastern European form of Edward.
Eduard was the 241st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 38 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 38% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #286 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #241 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 38 |
| Share of births | 1 in 2,035 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −38% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #286 |
| In France, 2025 | #539 among boys’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Eduard is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Eduard is about 1 in 85.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish.
In France: #539 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Eduard
- Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014)Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat, Soviet foreign minister and second President of Georgia
- Eduard Buchner (1860–1917)German chemist (1907 Nobel Prize)
- Eduard Bernstein (1850–1932)German politician and theorist
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