AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Edwin
The Stark family butler in the Marvel comics, and the human the Jarvis agent is named after. For parents who want the butler rather than the system. 53rd among human boys in 1915, 398th in 2025.
| Classification | Class 1, Domestic service |
|---|---|
| Species | butler |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛd.wɪn/ (English), /ˈɛt.ʋɪn/ (Dutch) |
| Origin | English, Dutch |
| Meaning | Means 'rich friend', from the Old English elements ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Edwin. Edwin was given to 798 boys in 2025, ranking 398th for the year. It peaked in 1915, when it ranked 53rd and went to 3,151 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 398 |
| 2025 number | 798 |
| Peak year | 1915 |
| Peak rank | 53 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
56%
Basis: phonetics. One voiced obstruent, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)