Name meaning & stats
Edoardo
Edoardo means “rich guardian” (Spanish origin). 245 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Edoardos are 2.6× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“rich guardian”
SpanishSpelling of Eduardo
Eduardo around the world
- Эдуардо / Эдуарду · Russian
- Едуардо / Едуарду · Ukrainian
- Εντουάρντο · Greek
- إدواردو · Arabic
- אדוארדו · Hebrew
- エドゥアルド · Japanese
- 에두아르도 · Korean
- Édouard · French
- Edvard · Slovene
- Eduard · Catalan
Famous Eduardos
- Eduardo Galeano · Uruguayan writer and journalist (1940–2015)
- Eduardo Camavinga · French footballer (born 2002)
- Eduardo Riedel · Brazilian politician
- Eduardo da Silva · Croatian footballer
In US birth records
Peak year: 2006
245 US babies were named Edoardo between 1940 and 2025.
Edoardo around the world
- Belgium: 27 babies since 1995, peak 2024, No. 1,146 in 2025
- England & Wales: 304 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 1,226 in 2025
- France: 200 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,665 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Edoardos end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.2× | High · 38 people |
| Basketball player | 2.6× | High · 33 people |
| Professor | 1.5× | High · 26 people |
| Actor | 1.3× | Medium · 21 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Edoardos show up 2.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Edoardos are 1.5× more likely than expected to be screenwriters.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 10 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 444 Eduardos spell it Edoardo
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2006)