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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1947 · 223 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,039since 1884
Eddy over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Eddy has never cracked the top 400 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #1,602 | 106 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #1,530 | 115 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #1,567 | 111 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #1,574 | 112 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #1,565 | 111 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #1,609 | 100 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #1,592 | 104 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #1,489 | 116 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #1,478 | 114 |
| 2016 | — | #1,304 | 139 | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #1,438 | 118 |
| 2014 | — | #1,276 | 139 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #1,192 | 150 |
| 2012 | — | #1,065 | 178 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,056 | 178 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,127 | 165 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #1,008 | 195 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #1,095 | 169 |
| 2007 | — | #1,098 | 166 | |
| 2006 | — | #868 | 230 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,026 | 164 | |
| 2004 | — | #915 | 186 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,060 | 146 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #959 | 167 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #1,100 | 129 |
| 2000 | — | #1,152 | 120 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #1,095 | 122 |
| 1998 | — | #1,159 | 108 | |
| 1997 | — | #931 | 145 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #935 | 139 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #994 | 125 |
| 1994 | — | #972 | 129 | |
| 1993 | — | #834 | 159 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #814 | 165 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #877 | 144 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #914 | 126 |
| 1989 | — | #878 | 131 | |
| 1988 | — | #880 | 117 | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #934 | 102 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #886 | 105 |
| 1985 | — | #992 | 85 | |
| 1984 | — | #874 | 101 | |
| 1983 | — | #979 | 81 | |
| 1982 | — | #927 | 93 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,009 | 81 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #878 | 103 |
| 1979 | — | #917 | 91 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,005 | 74 | |
| 1977 | — | #921 | 85 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #892 | 86 |
| 1975 | — | #933 | 77 | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #786 | 103 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #745 | 116 |
| 1972 | — | #822 | 95 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #721 | 131 |
| 1970 | — | #668 | 150 | |
| 1969 | — | #682 | 134 | |
| 1968 | — | #620 | 148 | |
| 1967 | — | #631 | 142 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #614 | 147 |
| 1965 | — | #584 | 171 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #589 | 180 |
| 1963 | — | #525 | 230 | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #567 | 193 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #510 | 242 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #541 | 216 |
| 1959 | — | #501 | 243 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #508 | 229 |
| 1957 | — | #510 | 229 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #484 | 246 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #484 | 230 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #494 | 217 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #491 | 205 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #478 | 213 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #511 | 177 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #475 | 196 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #480 | 188 |
| 1948 | — | #450 | 218 | |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #449 | 223 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #450 | 199 |
| 1945 | — | #494 | 147 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #495 | 151 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #529 | 142 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #536 | 130 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #559 | 115 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #600 | 97 |
| 1939 | — | #552 | 108 | |
| 1938 | — | #597 | 98 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #552 | 111 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #644 | 81 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #785 | 62 |
| 1934 | — | #792 | 61 | |
| 1933 | — | #852 | 53 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #802 | 63 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #808 | 60 |
| 1930 | — | #797 | 66 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #900 | 55 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,163 | 38 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #1,161 | 38 |
| 1925 | — | #998 | 47 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,492 | 26 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,235 | 34 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,503 | 25 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,390 | 29 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,528 | 22 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Florida#554 · 1 in 6,376
- New York#667 · 1 in 10,023
- California#766 · 1 in 12,994
- Illinois#862 · 1 in 15,878
- Texas#874 · 1 in 14,390
Best ever in a state: #165 in Idaho, 1945.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #554 | 8 | 1 in 6,376 |
| New York | #667 | 11 | 1 in 10,023 |
| California | #766 | 13 | 1 in 12,994 |
| Illinois | #862 | 5 | 1 in 15,878 |
| Texas | #874 | 8 | 1 in 14,390 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #959 (1886) | #965 |
| 1890s | 16 | #994 (1890) | #1,032 |
| 1900s | 51 | #786 (1905) | #1,049 |
| 1910s | 145 | #928 (1910) | #1,594 |
| 1920s | 359 | #900 (1929) | #1,235 |
| 1930s | 763 | #552 (1937) | #718 |
| 1940s | 1,610 | #449 (1947) | #504 |
| 1950s | 2,185 | #475 (1950) | #494 |
| 1960s | 1,803 | #510 (1961) | #586 |
| 1970s | 1,008 | #668 (1970) | #841 |
| 1980s | 999 | #874 (1984) | #924 |
| 1990s | 1,362 | #814 (1992) | #953 |
| 2000s | 1,672 | #868 (2006) | #1,028 |
| 2010s | 1,401 | #1,056 (2011) | #1,302 |
| 2020s | 655 | #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 1978
boys
#1,005
74 births · 1 in 22,187 boys
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 22,187 of them was named Eddy, which outranked 85.1% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Eddy
- #996Omari75
- #996Paulo75
- #996Rashaun75
- #1,005Eddy74
- #1,005Barton74
- #1,005Jefferey74
- #1,005Jerrold74
- #1,011Adalberto73
- #1,011Angela73
- #1,011Aurelio73
Tied with 5 names at #1,005; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.