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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,347 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #135 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 814 boysILWisconsin: #251 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,482 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,522 boysMINew York: #158 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 1,083 boysNYMassachusetts: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,371 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedRIOregon: #183 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,248 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedSDIowa: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,151 boysIAIndiana: #138 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 910 boysINOhio: #183 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,626 boysOHPennsylvania: #210 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,449 boysPANew Jersey: #162 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,305 boysNJConnecticut: #251 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,980 boysCTCalifornia: #138 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 720 boysCAUtah: #211 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,292 boysUTColorado: #178 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,109 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #109 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 608 boysMOKentucky: #77 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 399 boysKYWest Virginia: #98 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 567 boysWVVirginia: #106 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 561 boysVAMaryland: #198 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,644 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedDEArizona: #101 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 432 boysAZNew Mexico: #114 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 510 boysNMKansas: #130 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 693 boysKSArkansas: #59 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 246 boysARTennessee: #68 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 341 boysTNNorth Carolina: #84 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 426 boysNCSouth Carolina: #76 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 330 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #153 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 894 boysDCOklahoma: #98 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 462 boysOKLouisiana: #98 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 425 boysLAMississippi: #32 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 138 boysMSAlabama: #52 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 242 boysALGeorgia: #48 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 232 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedHITexas: #80 for boys · 297 births · 1 in 338 boysTXFlorida: #75 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 370 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#32 · 1 in 138
  2. Georgia#48 · 1 in 232
  3. Alabama#52 · 1 in 242
  4. Arkansas#59 · 1 in 246
  5. Tennessee#68 · 1 in 341

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#321551 in 138
Georgia#481821 in 232
Alabama#521261 in 242
Arkansas#59641 in 246
Tennessee#68981 in 341
Florida#751291 in 370
South Carolina#76701 in 330
Kentucky#77701 in 399
Texas#802971 in 338
North Carolina#841011 in 426
Louisiana#98831 in 425
Oklahoma#98391 in 462
West Virginia#98251 in 567
Arizona#101331 in 432
Virginia#106661 in 561
Missouri#109631 in 608
New Mexico#114191 in 510
Kansas#130231 in 693
Illinois#1351171 in 814
California#1382301 in 720
Indiana#138501 in 910
District of Columbia#153141 in 894
New York#1581451 in 1,083
New Jersey#162431 in 1,305
Colorado#178151 in 1,109
Michigan#180521 in 1,522
Ohio#183571 in 1,626
Oregon#183121 in 1,248
Washington#187181 in 1,347
Maryland#198181 in 1,644
Pennsylvania#210391 in 2,449
Utah#21181 in 1,292
Iowa#227111 in 2,151
Connecticut#25181 in 2,980
Wisconsin#251111 in 3,482
Massachusetts#26791 in 5,371
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1966

girls
#1,430
59 births · 1 in 28,681 girls
boys
#121
2,534 births · 1 in 704 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #1,430Eddie59

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #121Eddie2,534
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 28,681 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 81.2% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #1,416Sheena60
  2. #1,416Shirl60
  3. #1,416Tambra60
  4. #1,430Eddie59
  5. #1,430Barrie59
  6. #1,430Chantal59
  7. #1,430Cinthia59
  8. #1,448Carman58
  9. #1,448Coreen58
  10. #1,448Dorthy58

Tied with 17 names at #1,430; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 704 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #118Brett2,575
  2. #119Darrin2,569
  3. #120Howard2,546
  4. #121Eddie2,534
  5. #122Ernest2,505
  6. #123Adam2,498
  7. #124Tommy2,465
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →