Name meaning & stats
Eduard
Eduard. 1,675 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Eduards are 1.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2006
1,675 US babies were named Eduard between 1940 and 2025.
Eduard around the world
- Scotland: 24 babies since 1974, peak 2024, No. 478 in 2024
- Belgium: 395 babies since 1995, peak 2015, No. 613 in 2025
- England & Wales: 1,109 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 1,035 in 2025
- Sweden: 43 babies since 1998, peak 2013, No. 1,530 in 2022
- France: 390 babies since 1900, peak 2019, No. 2,070 in 2025
- Ireland: 95 babies since 1964, peak 2016
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Eduards end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.5× | High · 158 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | High · 95 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | High · 55 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | High · 41 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Eduards show up 1.5× 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…
Eduards are 1.7× more likely than expected to be architects.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 13 notable people.
Other spellings
The most common spelling: 79% of Eduards use it
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2006)