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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #333, 1922peak #59, 1910girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1985

  • 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: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,939 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: #212 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,443 boysILWisconsin: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysWIMichigan: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,505 boysMINew York: #224 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,636 boysNYMassachusetts: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,356 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: 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: #370 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,710 boysINOhio: #227 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,409 boysOHPennsylvania: #351 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,138 boysPANew Jersey: #208 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,724 boysNJConnecticut: #297 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,323 boysCTCalifornia: #190 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 1,095 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedUTColorado: #321 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,146 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #235 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,170 boysMOKentucky: #166 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,307 boysKYWest Virginia: #127 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 891 boysWVVirginia: #226 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,800 boysVAMaryland: #265 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,523 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedDEArizona: #224 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,470 boysAZNew Mexico: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,161 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,090 boysARTennessee: #146 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 948 boysTNNorth Carolina: #183 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,307 boysNCSouth Carolina: #167 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,017 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,287 boysDCOklahoma: #248 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,145 boysOKLouisiana: #184 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 919 boysLAMississippi: #82 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 378 boysMSAlabama: #155 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 881 boysALGeorgia: #113 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 635 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedHITexas: #182 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 949 boysTXFlorida: #156 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 945 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 378
  2. Georgia#113 · 1 in 635
  3. West Virginia#127 · 1 in 891
  4. Tennessee#146 · 1 in 948
  5. Alabama#155 · 1 in 881

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#82461 in 378
Georgia#113681 in 635
West Virginia#127131 in 891
Tennessee#146341 in 948
Alabama#155291 in 881
Florida#156791 in 945
Kentucky#166191 in 1,307
Arkansas#167141 in 1,090
South Carolina#167211 in 1,017
Texas#1821551 in 949
North Carolina#183311 in 1,307
Louisiana#184391 in 919
California#1902041 in 1,095
New Jersey#208271 in 1,724
Illinois#212571 in 1,443
New Mexico#212101 in 1,161
Arizona#224181 in 1,470
New York#224741 in 1,636
District of Columbia#22561 in 1,287
Virginia#226211 in 1,800
Ohio#227321 in 2,409
Missouri#235171 in 2,170
Michigan#239261 in 2,505
Oklahoma#248111 in 2,145
Maryland#265111 in 2,523
Wisconsin#28691 in 3,793
Connecticut#29761 in 3,323
Massachusetts#30091 in 4,356
Colorado#32181 in 3,146
Pennsylvania#351151 in 5,138
Washington#36781 in 3,939
Indiana#37081 in 4,710
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Hawaii———
Idaho———
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Kansas———
Maine———
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Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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Utah———
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 1985

girls
#5,348
13 births · 1 in 132,371 girls
boys
#207
1,150 births · 1 in 1,607 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #5,348Eddie13

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #207Eddie1,150
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 132,371 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 57.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #5,077Yoko14
  2. #5,077Zarah14
  3. #5,077Zinnia14
  4. #5,348Eddie13
  5. #5,348Abeer13
  6. #5,348Adrain13
  7. #5,348Adreana13
  8. #5,678Aaisha12
  9. #5,678Addison12
  10. #5,678Aimie12

Tied with 329 names at #5,348; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,607 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #204Cole1,185
  2. #205Jaime1,184
  3. #206Jermaine1,155
  4. #207Eddie1,150
  5. #208Micah1,147
  6. #209Levi1,146
  7. #210Emmanuel1,144
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →