Edith
#499 for girls in 2025, 595 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #6,992
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1894 · 1,820 births
- Debut · girls
- 768 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 59 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 270,880since 1880
Edith over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #499 | 595 | — | |
| 2024 | #528 | 581 | — | |
| 2023 | #503 | 605 | — | |
| 2022 | #513 | 609 | — | |
| 2021 | #493 | 638 | — | |
| 2020 | #472 | 650 | — | |
| 2019 | #501 | 628 | — | |
| 2018 | #517 | 605 | — | |
| 2017 | #476 | 655 | — | |
| 2016 | #486 | 641 | — | |
| 2015 | #524 | 599 | — | |
| 2014 | #623 | 462 | — | |
| 2013 | #716 | 387 | — | |
| 2012 | #759 | 365 | — | |
| 2011 | #772 | 352 | — | |
| 2010 | #821 | 326 | — | |
| 2009 | #840 | 333 | — | |
| 2008 | #803 | 359 | — | |
| 2007 | #728 | 400 | — | |
| 2006 | #649 | 446 | — | |
| 2005 | #627 | 448 | — | |
| 2004 | #682 | 404 | — | |
| 2003 | #677 | 389 | — | |
| 2002 | #571 | 459 | — | |
| 2001 | #592 | 428 | — | |
| 2000 | #565 | 462 | — | |
| 1999 | #581 | 426 | — | |
| 1998 | #586 | 412 | — | |
| 1997 | #547 | 430 | — | |
| 1996 | #566 | 410 | — | |
| 1995 | #443 | 577 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #493 | 507 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #576 | 412 | — | |
| 1992 | #549 | 428 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #527 | 444 | — | |
| 1990 | #558 | 423 | — | |
| 1989 | #597 | 360 | — | |
| 1988 | #597 | 335 | — | |
| 1987 | #611 | 316 | — | |
| 1986 | #576 | 339 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #616 | 307 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #607 | 294 | — | |
| 1983 | #610 | 288 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #606 | 296 | — | |
| 1981 | #573 | 322 | — | |
| 1980 | #550 | 339 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #551 | 338 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #540 | 331 | — | |
| 1977 | #533 | 340 | — | |
| 1976 | #459 | 419 | — | |
| 1975 | #472 | 394 | — | |
| 1974 | #453 | 402 | — | |
| 1973 | #443 | 424 | — | |
| 1972 | #413 | 476 | — | |
| 1971 | #407 | 527 | — | |
| 1970 | #390 | 600 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #381 | 603 | — | |
| 1968 | #369 | 604 | — | |
| 1967 | #343 | 673 | — | |
| 1966 | #312 | 800 | — | |
| 1965 | #300 | 889 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #296 | 966 | — | |
| 1963 | #293 | 1,000 | — | |
| 1962 | #284 | 1,020 | — | |
| 1961 | #262 | 1,164 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #243 | 1,282 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #233 | 1,357 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #230 | 1,318 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #223 | 1,412 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #211 | 1,477 | — | |
| 1955 | #204 | 1,524 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #211 | 1,422 | — | |
| 1953 | #202 | 1,526 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #183 | 1,639 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #165 | 1,850 | — | |
| 1950 | #150 | 1,953 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #145 | 2,064 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #140 | 2,082 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #136 | 2,201 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #136 | 1,975 | — | |
| 1945 | #132 | 1,842 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #123 | 2,175 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #118 | 2,380 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #113 | 2,458 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #103 | 2,462 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #98 | 2,510 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #102 | 2,474 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #102 | 2,600 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #96 | 2,647 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #87 | 2,759 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #87 | 2,830 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #81 | 3,012 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #80 | 3,110 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #69 | 3,570 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #65 | 3,772 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #61 | 4,273 | #1,496 | 24 |
| 1929 | #59 | 4,455 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #56 | 4,846 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #48 | 5,403 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #42 | 5,786 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #42 | 6,275 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #36 | 6,890 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #36 | 6,836 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #34 | 7,136 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #33 | 7,589 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #32 | 7,773 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #29 | 7,767 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #30 | 7,858 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #28 | 7,532 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1916 | #28 | 7,307 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #31 | 6,761 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #31 | 5,209 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #29 | 4,366 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #31 | 3,842 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #31 | 2,825 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #35 | 2,592 | #822 | 14 |
| 1909 | #33 | 2,371 | #804 | 13 |
| 1908 | #27 | 2,410 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #32 | 2,177 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #30 | 2,160 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #30 | 2,137 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #33 | 1,944 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #33 | 1,901 | — | |
| 1902 | #33 | 1,853 | — | |
| 1901 | #32 | 1,863 | — | |
| 1900 | #36 | 2,068 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #32 | 1,794 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #32 | 1,981 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #30 | 1,823 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #29 | 1,932 | #722 | 10 |
| 1895 | #27 | 1,940 | — | |
| 1894 | #26 | 1,820 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #30 | 1,733 | #836 | 7 |
| 1892 | #33 | 1,625 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #29 | 1,509 | — | |
| 1890 | #30 | 1,493 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #29 | 1,523 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #29 | 1,453 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #29 | 1,243 | #752 | 7 |
| 1886 | #31 | 1,184 | #647 | 9 |
| 1885 | #31 | 1,071 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #27 | 1,104 | — | |
| 1883 | #31 | 881 | — | |
| 1882 | #29 | 876 | — | |
| 1881 | #27 | 778 | #595 | 9 |
| 1880 | #28 | 768 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Edith was already there! It came in at #28, and was given to 768 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1973–1990, when fewer than 430 girls a year got the name.
Where Edith is popular in 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Virginia#101 · 1 in 500
- North Carolina#114 · 1 in 570
- Kentucky#124 · 1 in 700
- West Virginia#126 · 1 in 743
- Tennessee#127 · 1 in 700
Best ever in a state: #8 in West Virginia, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #101 | 79 | 1 in 500 |
| North Carolina | #114 | 90 | 1 in 570 |
| Kentucky | #124 | 47 | 1 in 700 |
| West Virginia | #126 | 28 | 1 in 743 |
| Tennessee | #127 | 54 | 1 in 700 |
| South Carolina | #129 | 50 | 1 in 577 |
| Alabama | #145 | 50 | 1 in 727 |
| Delaware | #145 | 5 | 1 in 729 |
| New Hampshire | #149 | 6 | 1 in 814 |
| Maryland | #154 | 33 | 1 in 813 |
| Arizona | #156 | 17 | 1 in 656 |
| Arkansas | #163 | 22 | 1 in 883 |
| Florida | #163 | 43 | 1 in 831 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 14 | 1 in 926 |
| Louisiana | #169 | 45 | 1 in 823 |
| New Jersey | #170 | 48 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Oklahoma | #173 | 22 | 1 in 1,002 |
| South Dakota | #173 | 8 | 1 in 923 |
| Maine | #187 | 8 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Indiana | #188 | 36 | 1 in 1,306 |
| New York | #188 | 144 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Mississippi | #191 | 29 | 1 in 961 |
| Pennsylvania | #198 | 83 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Oregon | #199 | 15 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Michigan | #200 | 53 | 1 in 1,566 |
| Georgia | #203 | 39 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Connecticut | #213 | 12 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Missouri | #216 | 25 | 1 in 1,676 |
| Illinois | #218 | 58 | 1 in 1,628 |
| Montana | #218 | 5 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Colorado | #227 | 13 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Texas | #229 | 86 | 1 in 1,289 |
| North Dakota | #230 | 5 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Ohio | #231 | 53 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Massachusetts | #232 | 22 | 1 in 2,193 |
| Kansas | #249 | 11 | 1 in 1,945 |
| Nebraska | #249 | 7 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Wisconsin | #253 | 16 | 1 in 2,494 |
| California | #259 | 79 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Iowa | #269 | 12 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Minnesota | #271 | 14 | 1 in 2,527 |
| New Mexico | #293 | 6 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Washington | #305 | 11 | 1 in 2,494 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Edith
- 29 spots since 2024 (#528 → #499)
- 27 spots since 2020 (#472 → #499)
- 25 spots since 2015 (#524 → #499)
- Biggest jump: 99 spots in 2015 (#623 → #524)
- Biggest drop: 123 spots in 1996 (#443 → #566)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #26 (1,820 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 71 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1880–1937
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 117 girls born in 1884 were named Edith (0.86%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,701 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #26 in 1894, was only 1 in 122 (0.82%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.3% of all girls named Edith (62,989) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10,881 | #27 (1884) | #29 |
| 1890s | 17,650 | #26 (1894) | #30 |
| 1900s | 20,884 | #27 (1908) | #32 |
| 1910s | 56,059 | #28 (1917) | #30 |
| 1920s | 62,989 | #32 (1920) | #42 |
| 1930s | 31,047 | #61 (1930) | #83 |
| 1940s | 22,149 | #98 (1940) | #124 |
| 1950s | 15,478 | #150 (1950) | #201 |
| 1960s | 9,001 | #243 (1960) | #308 |
| 1970s | 4,251 | #390 (1970) | #466 |
| 1980s | 3,196 | #550 (1980) | #594 |
| 1990s | 4,469 | #443 (1995) | #543 |
| 2000s | 4,128 | #565 (2000) | #673 |
| 2010s | 5,020 | #476 (2017) | #620 |
| 2020s | 3,678 | #472 (2020) | #501 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Edith in 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,233 of them was named Edith, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 394,460 of them was named Edith, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 543 names at #3,798; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.