Name meaning & stats
Edwina
Edwina means “rich friend” (Old English origin). 9,298 US babies since 1940, peak 1943.
What it means
“rich friend”
Old EnglishFeminine form of Edwin
In US birth records
Peak year: 1943
9,298 US babies were named Edwina between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Edwina (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Edwina is the main spelling
- Edwina 96%
- Edwinna 2%
- Edwena 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1943)