Eddy

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #1,602 for boys in 2025, 106 births
Given to boys 97.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1947 · 223 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,039
since 1884

Eddy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Eddy has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #449, 1947boys
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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#1,602106
2024#13,4776#1,530115
2023#10,3129#1,567111
2022#11,2318#1,574112
2021#11,1468#1,565111
2020#11,0908#1,609100
2019#12,4487#1,592104
2018#12,4647#1,489116
2017#14,1246#1,478114
2016#1,304139
2015#14,4826#1,438118
2014#1,276139
2013#16,5475#1,192150
2012#1,065178
2011#1,056178
2010#1,127165
2009#17,2945#1,008195
2008#17,5045#1,095169
2007#1,098166
2006#868230
2005#1,026164
2004#915186
2003#1,060146
2002#15,4325#959167
2001#15,3525#1,100129
2000#1,152120
1999#14,4115#1,095122
1998#1,159108
1997#931145
1996#13,5185#935139
1995#13,3865#994125
1994#972129
1993#834159
1992#9,4918#814165
1991#10,2717#877144
1990#12,9585#914126
1989#878131
1988#880117
1987#7,9878#934102
1986#10,9125#886105
1985#99285
1984#874101
1983#97981
1982#92793
1981#1,00981
1980#10,3925#878103
1979#91791
1978#1,00574
1977#92185
1976#8,1566#89286
1975#93377
1974#6,9007#786103
1973#7,4356#745116
1972#82295
1971#8,3245#721131
1970#668150
1969#682134
1968#620148
1967#631142
1966#5,2737#614147
1965#584171
1964#6,7675#589180
1963#525230
1962#4,5339#567193
1961#5,3097#510242
1960#6,3905#541216
1959#501243
1958#6,1035#508229
1957#510229
1956#4,8377#484246
1955#5,8285#484230
1954#4,6557#494217
1953#3,9559#491205
1952#3,7969#478213
1951#3,7149#511177
1950#3,6629#475196
1949#4,6736#480188
1948#450218
1947#4,0078#449223
1946#2,59714#450199
1945#494147
1944#4,0546#495151
1943#3,04010#529142
1942#3,7387#536130
1941#2,66811#559115
1940#3,8636#60097
1939#552108
1938#59798
1937#4,2555#552111
1936#3,3767#64481
1935#3,4317#78562
1934#79261
1933#85253
1932#4,4115#80263
1931#4,3315#80860
1930#79766
1929#4,0536#90055
1928#3,7437#1,12539
1927#4,8055#1,16338
1926#3,04610#1,16138
1925#99847
1924#1,49226
1923#1,23534
1922#1,50325
1921#1,39029
1920#1,38228
1919#1,57622
1918#1,82718
1917#1,52822
1916#1,77117
1915#1,96814
1914#1,38819
1913#1,9459
1912#1,41712
1911
1910#92812
1909#1,0838
1908#1,2176
1907#1,0947
1906#1,2535
1905#78610
1904
1903#1,0096
1902
1901
1900#9029
1899
1898#1,0026
1897
1896#1,1015
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890#9945
1889
1888
1887
1886#9595
1885
1884#9715
1883
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1884

The first year at least five boys were named Eddy! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–1897, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Eddy is popular in 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNHWashington: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,586 boysWAIdaho: #179 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,133 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #446 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,636 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #420 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,891 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,520 boysINOhio: #450 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,542 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #510 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,858 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #332 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,462 boysMOKentucky: #313 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,759 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,433 boysARTennessee: #312 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,826 boysTNNorth Carolina: #482 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,609 boysNCSouth Carolina: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,755 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #228 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,915 boysOKLouisiana: #420 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,860 boysLAMississippi: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,859 boysMSAlabama: #282 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,853 boysALGeorgia: #371 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,004 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedHITexas: #333 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,802 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Eddy, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#179 · 1 in 1,133
  2. Oklahoma#228 · 1 in 1,915
  3. Alabama#282 · 1 in 2,853
  4. Washington#300 · 1 in 4,586
  5. Arkansas#306 · 1 in 3,433

Best ever in a state: #165 in Idaho, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#17961 in 1,133
Oklahoma#228131 in 1,915
Alabama#282141 in 2,853
Washington#30061 in 4,586
Arkansas#30671 in 3,433
Tennessee#312111 in 3,826
Kentucky#313101 in 3,759
Missouri#33281 in 5,462
Texas#333351 in 2,802
Indiana#35661 in 7,520
Georgia#37191 in 5,004
Mississippi#38361 in 4,859
South Carolina#39351 in 5,755
Louisiana#42071 in 4,860
Michigan#42071 in 10,891
Illinois#44681 in 11,636
Ohio#45071 in 13,542
North Carolina#48271 in 7,609
California#510111 in 10,858
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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 Eddy
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 72 spots since 2024 (#1,530#1,602)
  • 7 spots since 2020 (#1,609#1,602)
  • 164 spots since 2015 (#1,438#1,602)
  • Biggest jump: 494 spots in 1925 (#1,492#998)
  • Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1906 (#786#1,253)
Rise & fade · boys
63 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1947 at #449 (223 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1929–1977
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,049
  • Highest: 1 in 8,049 boys born in 1948 were named Eddy (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,114 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #449 in 1947, was only 1 in 8,204 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 15.6% of all boys named Eddy (2,185) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s10#959 (1886)#965
1890s16#994 (1890)#1,032
1900s51#786 (1905)#1,049
1910s145#928 (1910)#1,594
1920s359#900 (1929)#1,235
1930s763#552 (1937)#718
1940s1,610#449 (1947)#504
1950s2,185#475 (1950)#494
1960s1,803#510 (1961)#586
1970s1,008#668 (1970)#841
1980s999#874 (1984)#924
1990s1,362#814 (1992)#953
2000s1,672#868 (2006)#1,028
2010s1,401#1,056 (2011)#1,302
2020s655#1,530 (2024)#1,575

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.

Eddy in 1947

girls
#4,007
8 births · 1 in 221,596 girls
boys
#449
223 births · 1 in 8,204 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #4,007Eddy8

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #449Eddy223
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 221,596 of them was named Eddy, which outranked 34.4% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddy
  1. #3,706Willean9
  2. #3,706Wynn9
  3. #3,706Zadie9
  4. #4,007Eddy8
  5. #4,007Aaron8
  6. #4,007Adelene8
  7. #4,007Adrina8
  8. #4,345Adora7
  9. #4,345Albertia7
  10. #4,345Albertina7

Tied with 337 names at #4,007; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. 417Michaele#1,276#859
  2. 385Carlotta#997#612
  3. 332Ricki#1,290#958
  4. 300Daria#1,220#920
  5. 290Ivy#1,087#797
Fallers
  1. 341Merlene#961#1,302
  2. 285Beatriz#985#1,270
  3. 276Ruthanne#874#1,150
  4. 253Estela#897#1,150
  5. 242Verla#885#1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 8,204 of them was named Eddy, which outranked 89.5% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddy
  1. #444Odell226
  2. #447Roscoe225
  3. #448Dudley224
  4. #449Eddy223
  5. #449Fredric223
  6. #451Andre219
  7. #452Enrique218
  8. #452Monty218

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

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. 1,271Brock#2,271#1,000
  2. 586Shawn#1,509#923
  3. 500Jed#1,475#975
  4. 358Jody#935#577
  5. 355Deryl#1,355#1,000
Fallers
  1. 497Hurley#952#1,449
  2. 393Prentice#878#1,271
  3. 362Darvin#935#1,297
  4. 310Lary#826#1,136
  5. 303Judith#856#1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947