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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • 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: #193 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,333 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: #237 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,700 boysMNIllinois: #149 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 875 boysILWisconsin: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,768 boysWIMichigan: #176 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,234 boysMINew York: #162 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 1,062 boysNYMassachusetts: #282 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,260 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,957 boysORNevada: #113 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 534 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #137 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 899 boysINOhio: #180 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,487 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,157 boysPANew Jersey: #162 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,122 boysNJConnecticut: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,578 boysCTCalifornia: #164 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 860 boysCAUtah: #198 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,390 boysUTColorado: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,119 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #128 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 750 boysMOKentucky: #113 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 662 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 963 boysWVVirginia: #166 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,048 boysVAMaryland: #199 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,558 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedDEArizona: #146 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 727 boysAZNew Mexico: #143 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 566 boysNMKansas: #171 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,127 boysKSArkansas: #78 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 332 boysARTennessee: #114 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 607 boysTNNorth Carolina: #96 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 479 boysNCSouth Carolina: #106 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 509 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #203 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,198 boysDCOklahoma: #107 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 506 boysOKLouisiana: #114 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 509 boysLAMississippi: #52 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 237 boysMSAlabama: #73 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 347 boysALGeorgia: #82 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 378 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedHITexas: #114 for boys · 235 births · 1 in 485 boysTXFlorida: #86 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 437 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#52 · 1 in 237
  2. Alabama#73 · 1 in 347
  3. Arkansas#78 · 1 in 332
  4. Georgia#82 · 1 in 378
  5. Florida#86 · 1 in 437

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#52901 in 237
Alabama#73871 in 347
Arkansas#78481 in 332
Georgia#821161 in 378
Florida#861231 in 437
North Carolina#96931 in 479
South Carolina#106461 in 509
Oklahoma#107401 in 506
Kentucky#113441 in 662
Nevada#11371 in 534
Louisiana#114651 in 509
Tennessee#114571 in 607
Texas#1142351 in 485
Missouri#128511 in 750
Indiana#137511 in 899
West Virginia#141151 in 963
New Mexico#143171 in 566
Arizona#146241 in 727
Illinois#1491041 in 875
New Jersey#162461 in 1,122
New York#1621291 in 1,062
California#1641881 in 860
Virginia#166351 in 1,048
Kansas#171141 in 1,127
Michigan#176621 in 1,234
Ohio#180621 in 1,487
Colorado#184171 in 1,119
Washington#193191 in 1,333
Utah#19891 in 1,390
Maryland#199171 in 1,558
District of Columbia#20391 in 1,198
Minnesota#237111 in 2,700
Connecticut#24281 in 2,578
Oregon#24681 in 1,957
Pennsylvania#264281 in 3,157
Massachusetts#282101 in 4,260
Wisconsin#28691 in 3,768
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
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 1971

girls
#1,754
51 births · 1 in 32,624 girls
boys
#147
2,025 births · 1 in 873 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #1,754Eddie51

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #147Eddie2,025
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 32,624 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 81.8% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #1,730Sherrell52
  2. #1,730Tambra52
  3. #1,730Theodora52
  4. #1,754Eddie51
  5. #1,754Angle51
  6. #1,754Ariana51
  7. #1,754Chad51
  8. #1,772Adelina50
  9. #1,772Caterina50
  10. #1,772Cathie50

Tied with 17 names at #1,754; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 873 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 97.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #144Tracy2,075
  2. #145Eugene2,059
  3. #146Leonard2,035
  4. #147Eddie2,025
  5. #148Tommy1,994
  6. #149Ralph1,991
  7. #150Cory1,985
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →