Fun Facts About the Name Edouard
- 621 babies named Edouard: U.S. records list 621 babies given the name Edouard from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Edouard Mean?
Edouard is the French form of the English name Edward, and it carries the same meaning: "wealthy guardian" or "guardian of prosperity." The name goes back to the Old English Ēadweard, made of two elements: ēad, meaning "wealth," "prosperity," or "fortune," and weard, meaning "guardian," "protector," or "watchman." Taken literally, the compound describes a protector of riches or of good fortune. This is the plain sense of the name rather than a later symbol or personality trait attached to it.
Edouard Name History & Origins
The root form, Old English Ēadweard, was borne by Anglo-Saxon royalty, including Edward the Elder, a son of Alfred the Great, and, most famously, Edward the Confessor, who died in 1066 and was later made a saint.
After the Norman Conquest, French-speaking rulers governed England, and the name survived in part through the reputation and later cult of Edward the Confessor. It was taken up again by English kings, among them Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, which helped keep the name familiar on both sides of the Channel.
The French form Edouard (usually written Édouard with an accent) developed from the Old French and Anglo-Norman handling of the Old English name. Parallel forms in other European languages include Italian Edoardo, Spanish Eduardo, and German Eduard. In French usage the accent on the first E is standard, but the spelling Edouard without an accent appears where accents are dropped or unavailable.
How Popular is the Name Edouard?
Edouard has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #1,425 in 1911.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #7,877 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #12,569 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,389 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #6,820 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #12,746 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,011 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,681 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #10,011 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #9,928 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,802 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #6,871 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,071 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,951 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #7,124 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,396 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #7,202 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #9,621 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #4,855 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,765 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #5,955 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,768 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,419 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,037 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #5,213 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,437 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,795 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,909 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,345 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #4,581 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,018 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,129 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,076 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #4,718 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,567 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,089 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #4,289 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #3,644 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #4,670 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,189 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,607 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,087 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,828 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,344 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #2,521 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,055 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,419 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,227 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1961 | #3,765 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,189 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,363 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,292 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,470 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,424 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,719 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,978 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,095 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,214 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,315 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #2,528 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1937 | #3,260 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #2,497 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #2,259 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #3,918 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,711 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,652 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #3,321 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #2,430 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1927 | #2,973 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #2,777 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,987 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #4,006 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,243 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #2,376 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #4,484 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,335 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #2,745 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,792 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #4,092 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,515 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,502 | 8 | 0.0012% |
| 1911 | #1,425 | 7 | 0.0031% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
