Given name · also English
Edvin
Edvin is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Old English. It is used in Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Finnish, and 3 other languages.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Edvin comes from English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Edvin developed from Edwin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edvin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,065
- 1,065 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,395 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,395 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 54 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,315 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edvin’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Edvin developed from the English form Edwin. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Edvin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Edwin. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Edvin was borrowed from the English form Edwin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Edvin has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old English roots to each of them.
2 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Edvin
- Edvin Kanka ĆudićBosnian human rights activistborn 1988
- Edvin RydingSwedish actorborn 2003
- Edvin LaineFinnish film director (1905–1989)
- Edvin MartonHungarian musicianborn 1974
- Edvin WideSwedish middle- and long distance runner (1896-1996)
- Edvin MattiassonOlympic wrestler (1890-1975)
- Edvin KallsteniusSwedish composer and arranger (1881–1967)
- Edvin AdolphsonSwedish actor and director (1893-1979)
- Edvin AngerSwedish cross-country skierborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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