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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #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 |
First appearance
1880
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#288 · 1 in 1,838
- Illinois#325 · 1 in 2,085
- Texas#368 · 1 in 2,154
- California#376 · 1 in 2,222
- South Carolina#401 · 1 in 2,436
Best ever in a state: #8 in West Virginia, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #288 | 13 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Illinois | #325 | 34 | 1 in 2,085 |
| Texas | #368 | 48 | 1 in 2,154 |
| California | #376 | 69 | 1 in 2,222 |
| South Carolina | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,436 |
| New Jersey | #460 | 11 | 1 in 3,297 |
| North Carolina | #463 | 9 | 1 in 3,596 |
| New York | #493 | 29 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Arizona | #522 | 5 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Georgia | #545 | 8 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Louisiana | #591 | 7 | 1 in 3,931 |
| Ohio | #609 | 11 | 1 in 6,269 |
| Pennsylvania | #637 | 10 | 1 in 6,600 |
| Florida | #949 | 5 | 1 in 8,805 |
| Michigan | #971 | 5 | 1 in 11,510 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #26 (1,820 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 71 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1880–1937
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 117
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1978
girls
#540
331 births · 1 in 4,628 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 4,628 of them was named Edith, which outranked 95.3% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Edith
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.