Edwina
The name Edwina is a feminine form of the male name Edwin, which derives from Old English and means "rich friend." Edwin was a popular name until the time of the Norman Conquest, then fell out of favour until Victorian times.
Meaning & Origin of Edwina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The name Edwina is a feminine form of the male name Edwin, which derives from Old English and means "rich friend." Edwin was a popular name until the time of the Norman Conquest, then fell out of favour until Victorian times.
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The Story of Edwina
Edwina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 364 Edwinas were born — ranking #379 that year. As of 2026, Edwina ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 15K Edwinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Edwina
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- Edwina Bartholomew (born 1983), Australian journalist
- Edwina Benner (1885–1955), American politician
- Edwina Bone (born 1988), Australian field hockey player
- Edwina Booth (1909–1991), American actress
- Edwina Brown (born 1978), American former basketball player and current college assistant coach
- Edwina Chamier (1890–1981), Canadian Alpine skiing Olympic champion
- Edwina Cornish , Australian biologist
- Edwina Currie (born 1946), British writer, broadcaster and former Member of Parliament
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Names that sound like Edwina
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About the name Edwina
Edwina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Edwina's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #379. Use the chart and map above to compare Edwina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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