Eddie

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #860 for boys in 2025, 280 births
Given to boys 93.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1910 · 595 births
Debut · boys
129 births
In top 100 · boys
56 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
211,867
since 1880

Eddie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #333, 1922peak #59, 1910girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#860280
2024#9,55610#942244
2023#8,98911#861278
2022#10,3839#827300
2021#12,2067#763329
2020#9,54610#730336
2019#9,73610#746321
2018—#726330
2017#15,9025#692357
2016—#647408
2015#14,4826#669384
2014#13,0697#591465
2013—#602422
2012—#544480
2011—#488538
2010—#511503
2009—#425677
2008#13,8327#437655
2007—#413708
2006#13,6067#391765
2005#13,0107#399708
2004#14,1796#361775
2003—#389673
2002—#382680
2001—#379685
2000#11,8017#349783
1999—#339784
1998#12,4266#339796
1997—#318832
1996#7,57411#317832
1995—#291910
1994#9,5868#290946
1993#6,62213#2751,048
1992#7,51211#2601,091
1991#11,5096#2401,178
1990#5,54916#2321,248
1989#5,83614#2231,211
1988#4,01522#2221,129
1987#5,31214#2191,094
1986#3,89021#2181,087
1985#5,34813#2071,150
1984#4,73715#2011,169
1983#3,94919#2031,169
1982#3,09328#1921,293
1981#3,43624#1911,317
1980#3,85320#1771,389
1979#2,99728#1751,364
1978#3,19624#1701,383
1977#2,60632#1711,380
1976#2,66429#1691,399
1975#3,05223#1681,389
1974#3,00823#1661,457
1973#2,17136#1561,585
1972#1,98940#1501,739
1971#1,75451#1472,025
1970#1,95243#1512,150
1969#1,75548#1462,090
1968#1,59452#1322,165
1967#1,61749#1322,281
1966#1,43059#1212,534
1965#1,33767#1132,867
1964#1,34969#1063,326
1963#1,48956#1093,354
1962#1,18486#1053,683
1961#1,14492#1024,082
1960#1,058103#1024,191
1959#1,005110#1014,248
1958#868138#1004,129
1957#995109#954,112
1956#817147#933,994
1955#763156#923,781
1954#726162#913,766
1953#688172#973,417
1952#683171#933,643
1951#598205#893,748
1950#576210#893,760
1949#570216#804,106
1948#512257#784,234
1947#515258#804,457
1946#513236#853,746
1945#457242#813,223
1944#435273#793,315
1943#406324#803,281
1942#429282#863,019
1941#419269#782,850
1940#402288#812,576
1939#419261#812,511
1938#400277#792,616
1937#389280#832,345
1936#384274#792,347
1935#368299#872,281
1934#355313#922,169
1933#390274#932,016
1932#369302#912,112
1931#368303#951,959
1930#354356#971,972
1929#356341#1021,875
1928#366353#1051,807
1927#353369#1031,858
1926#355350#1081,678
1925#350375#1011,732
1924#353377#1131,595
1923#360339#1101,597
1922#333379#1121,587
1921#368330#1181,511
1920#377308#1041,681
1919#363312#991,660
1918#364315#1171,423
1917#396254#1181,265
1916#390254#1141,311
1915#358280#1201,124
1914#364210#1091,010
1913#359183#102878
1912#361161#104718
1911#367120#78523
1910#355126#59595
1909#356104#69462
1908#37194#71413
1907#40477#70394
1906#36485#66377
1905#36785#73346
1904#39370#75315
1903#38169#70314
1902#38168#66353
1901#39755#66296
1900#34693#63425
1899#41649#74258
1898#40957#81256
1897#40652#73263
1896#40350#76262
1895#39750#85228
1894#39949#94203
1893#54726#81220
1892#42839#90218
1891#42335#90179
1890#36946#86197
1889#43930#105155
1888#47627#93193
1887#47122#106129
1886#39530#86197
1885#41325#101141
1884#39825#88179
1883#39722#105125
1882#45816#90169
1881#50311#114109
1880#49212#104129
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Eddie was already there! It came in at #104, and was given to 129 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 130 boys a year got the name.

Where Eddie is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNHWashington: #156 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,083 boysWAIdaho: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 857 boysIDMontana: #132 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 758 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,090 boysMNIllinois: #123 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 900 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #191 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,852 boysMINew York: #159 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,714 boysNYMassachusetts: #301 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,499 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 497 boysWYSouth Dakota: #175 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,345 boysSDIowa: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,880 boysIAIndiana: #110 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 749 boysINOhio: #127 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 998 boysOHPennsylvania: #243 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,015 boysPANew Jersey: #215 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,539 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #126 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 842 boysCAUtah: #161 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 961 boysUTColorado: #102 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 511 boysCONebraska: #223 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,117 boysNEMissouri: #78 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 443 boysMOKentucky: #45 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 225 boysKYWest Virginia: #84 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 459 boysWVVirginia: #74 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 378 boysVAMaryland: #183 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,744 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedDEArizona: #73 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 302 boysAZNew Mexico: #49 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 210 boysNMKansas: #153 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 948 boysKSArkansas: #31 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 140 boysARTennessee: #38 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 203 boysTNNorth Carolina: #44 for boys · 217 births · 1 in 231 boysNCSouth Carolina: #36 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 175 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #141 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,009 boysDCOklahoma: #47 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 238 boysOKLouisiana: #48 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 202 boysLAMississippi: #15 for boys · 358 births · 1 in 81 boysMSAlabama: #25 for boys · 318 births · 1 in 120 boysALGeorgia: #26 for boys · 327 births · 1 in 133 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedHITexas: #56 for boys · 369 births · 1 in 281 boysTXFlorida: #50 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 244 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#15 · 1 in 81
  2. Alabama#25 · 1 in 120
  3. Georgia#26 · 1 in 133
  4. Arkansas#31 · 1 in 140
  5. South Carolina#36 · 1 in 175

Best ever in a state: #13 in Mississippi, 1930.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#153581 in 81
Alabama#253181 in 120
Georgia#263271 in 133
Arkansas#311591 in 140
South Carolina#361631 in 175
Tennessee#381931 in 203
North Carolina#442171 in 231
Kentucky#451591 in 225
Oklahoma#471001 in 238
Louisiana#481751 in 202
New Mexico#49471 in 210
Florida#501251 in 244
Texas#563691 in 281
Arizona#73331 in 302
Virginia#74981 in 378
Missouri#78941 in 443
West Virginia#84531 in 459
Colorado#102321 in 511
Wyoming#10561 in 497
Indiana#110601 in 749
Illinois#1231031 in 900
California#1261451 in 842
Ohio#127911 in 998
Montana#13291 in 758
District of Columbia#141131 in 1,009
Kansas#153211 in 948
Idaho#15481 in 857
Washington#156251 in 1,083
New York#159881 in 1,714
Utah#161101 in 961
South Dakota#17561 in 1,345
Maryland#183141 in 1,744
Michigan#191421 in 1,852
Iowa#206161 in 1,880
New Jersey#215131 in 3,539
Nebraska#22371 in 2,117
Pennsylvania#243271 in 4,015
Minnesota#28071 in 5,090
Massachusetts#30151 in 9,499
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Eddie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 82 spots since 2024 (#942 → #860)
  • 130 spots since 2020 (#730 → #860)
  • 191 spots since 2015 (#669 → #860)
  • Biggest jump: 82 spots in 2025 (#942 → #860)
  • Biggest drop: 86 spots in 2010 (#425 → #511)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #59 (595 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 113 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 56 yrs · run 1930–1958
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 326
  • Highest: 1 in 326 boys born in 1910 were named Eddie (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,100 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 18.2% of all boys named Eddie (38,598) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,526#86 (1886)#99
1890s2,284#73 (1897)#83
1900s3,695#63 (1900)#69
1910s10,507#59 (1910)#102
1920s16,921#101 (1925)#108
1930s22,328#79 (1938)#88
1940s34,807#78 (1948)#81
1950s38,598#89 (1950)#94
1960s30,573#102 (1960)#117
1970s15,871#147 (1971)#162
1980s12,008#177 (1980)#205
1990s9,665#232 (1990)#290
2000s7,109#349 (2000)#393
2010s4,208#488 (2011)#622
2020s1,767#730 (2020)#831

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Eddie in 1950

girls
#576
210 births · 1 in 8,157 girls
boys
#89
3,760 births · 1 in 476 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #576Eddie210

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #89Eddie3,760
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 8,157 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 90.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #572Debby212
  2. #574Lottie211
  3. #574Mickey211
  4. #576Eddie210
  5. #576Iva210
  6. #578Barbra209
  7. #578Mavis209
  8. #578Roxie209

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 476 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 97.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #86Francis4,082
  2. #87Melvin3,886
  3. #88Rodney3,856
  4. #89Eddie3,760
  5. #90Norman3,641
  6. #91Lee3,611
  7. #92Earl3,589
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →