Edna
#2,458 for girls in 2025, 72 births · Last seen for boys in 1974 at #5,227
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1899 · 2,534 births
- Debut · girls
- 588 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 63 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 295,116since 1880
Edna 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 | #2,458 | 72 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,040 | 95 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,922 | 103 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,123 | 90 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,085 | 91 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,078 | 88 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,231 | 82 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,692 | 122 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,401 | 75 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,269 | 84 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,294 | 81 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,096 | 92 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,002 | 97 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,028 | 95 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 100 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,959 | 102 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,989 | 104 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,880 | 113 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,635 | 136 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,878 | 108 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,553 | 131 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,459 | 139 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,498 | 130 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,500 | 126 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,295 | 149 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,456 | 126 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,482 | 116 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,330 | 132 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,273 | 138 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,269 | 137 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,279 | 131 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,184 | 149 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,063 | 171 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,021 | 184 | — | |
| 1991 | #910 | 212 | — | |
| 1990 | #924 | 206 | — | |
| 1989 | #809 | 236 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,053 | 151 | — | |
| 1987 | #882 | 192 | — | |
| 1986 | #917 | 175 | — | |
| 1985 | #809 | 203 | — | |
| 1984 | #778 | 207 | — | |
| 1983 | #725 | 229 | — | |
| 1982 | #761 | 217 | — | |
| 1981 | #655 | 270 | — | |
| 1980 | #642 | 284 | — | |
| 1979 | #612 | 289 | — | |
| 1978 | #622 | 271 | — | |
| 1977 | #564 | 311 | — | |
| 1976 | #588 | 277 | — | |
| 1975 | #548 | 313 | — | |
| 1974 | #532 | 315 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #504 | 341 | — | |
| 1972 | #462 | 402 | — | |
| 1971 | #459 | 444 | — | |
| 1970 | #466 | 448 | — | |
| 1969 | #450 | 456 | — | |
| 1968 | #424 | 499 | — | |
| 1967 | #376 | 581 | — | |
| 1966 | #342 | 680 | — | |
| 1965 | #340 | 711 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #340 | 790 | — | |
| 1963 | #324 | 852 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #294 | 981 | — | |
| 1961 | #286 | 1,043 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #271 | 1,105 | — | |
| 1959 | #256 | 1,181 | — | |
| 1958 | #244 | 1,227 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #241 | 1,240 | — | |
| 1956 | #205 | 1,550 | — | |
| 1955 | #204 | 1,524 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #189 | 1,679 | — | |
| 1953 | #190 | 1,615 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #177 | 1,746 | — | |
| 1951 | #170 | 1,803 | — | |
| 1950 | #157 | 1,853 | — | |
| 1949 | #142 | 2,173 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #139 | 2,096 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #131 | 2,417 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #126 | 2,280 | — | |
| 1945 | #119 | 2,152 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #112 | 2,394 | — | |
| 1943 | #106 | 2,753 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1942 | #99 | 2,764 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #89 | 2,835 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #86 | 2,835 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #81 | 2,904 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #82 | 3,080 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #74 | 3,223 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1936 | #71 | 3,305 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | #67 | 3,420 | #1,354 | 25 |
| 1934 | #55 | 3,809 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1933 | #55 | 3,730 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #50 | 4,279 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #52 | 4,461 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #51 | 4,762 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #51 | 4,931 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | #45 | 5,473 | #1,448 | 26 |
| 1927 | #40 | 6,086 | #1,163 | 38 |
| 1926 | #38 | 6,396 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #37 | 6,781 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1924 | #31 | 7,408 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #32 | 7,299 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #29 | 7,622 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #27 | 8,302 | #1,226 | 35 |
| 1920 | #27 | 8,331 | #1,505 | 25 |
| 1919 | #22 | 8,404 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #23 | 8,698 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1917 | #20 | 8,422 | #1,396 | 25 |
| 1916 | #19 | 8,625 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1915 | #20 | 8,144 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1914 | #19 | 6,289 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #18 | 5,558 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | #16 | 5,136 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #17 | 3,957 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #18 | 3,664 | #755 | 16 |
| 1909 | #16 | 3,429 | #615 | 19 |
| 1908 | #17 | 3,365 | #632 | 17 |
| 1907 | #15 | 3,301 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #15 | 3,011 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #15 | 2,953 | #666 | 13 |
| 1904 | #15 | 2,762 | #647 | 13 |
| 1903 | #15 | 2,667 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #13 | 2,754 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #13 | 2,488 | #727 | 9 |
| 1900 | #12 | 3,102 | #699 | 13 |
| 1899 | #11 | 2,534 | #521 | 14 |
| 1898 | #12 | 2,813 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #12 | 2,567 | #681 | 10 |
| 1896 | #13 | 2,604 | — | |
| 1895 | #14 | 2,560 | — | |
| 1894 | #15 | 2,458 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #14 | 2,378 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #18 | 2,218 | #641 | 11 |
| 1891 | #18 | 1,963 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #18 | 1,973 | #566 | 12 |
| 1889 | #18 | 1,815 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #22 | 1,687 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #24 | 1,339 | — | |
| 1886 | #23 | 1,314 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #30 | 1,077 | — | |
| 1884 | #36 | 957 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #41 | 823 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #39 | 783 | #652 | 9 |
| 1881 | #39 | 637 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #45 | 588 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Edna was already there! It came in at #45, and was given to 588 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2019–2025, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
Where Edna is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#16 · 1 in 91
- Kentucky#16 · 1 in 106
- Alabama#20 · 1 in 108
- Tennessee#20 · 1 in 114
- Florida#22 · 1 in 110
Best ever in a state: #5 in Kentucky, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #16 | 278 | 1 in 106 |
| North Carolina | #16 | 428 | 1 in 91 |
| Alabama | #20 | 305 | 1 in 108 |
| Tennessee | #20 | 245 | 1 in 114 |
| Florida | #22 | 144 | 1 in 110 |
| Mississippi | #23 | 195 | 1 in 121 |
| Virginia | #24 | 208 | 1 in 125 |
| Georgia | #25 | 251 | 1 in 130 |
| South Carolina | #26 | 165 | 1 in 133 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 144 | 1 in 141 |
| Texas | #27 | 315 | 1 in 192 |
| West Virginia | #29 | 136 | 1 in 150 |
| Maryland | #31 | 90 | 1 in 154 |
| Missouri | #31 | 198 | 1 in 152 |
| Oklahoma | #32 | 153 | 1 in 162 |
| South Dakota | #32 | 47 | 1 in 113 |
| Louisiana | #34 | 164 | 1 in 145 |
| Delaware | #35 | 13 | 1 in 121 |
| Colorado | #38 | 50 | 1 in 169 |
| North Dakota | #38 | 47 | 1 in 133 |
| Idaho | #41 | 19 | 1 in 182 |
| Utah | #41 | 26 | 1 in 180 |
| Kansas | #45 | 72 | 1 in 209 |
| New Jersey | #45 | 167 | 1 in 186 |
| Hawaii | #46 | 19 | 1 in 195 |
| Iowa | #47 | 98 | 1 in 201 |
| Indiana | #49 | 116 | 1 in 226 |
| District of Columbia | #50 | 18 | 1 in 200 |
| New Hampshire | #55 | 19 | 1 in 174 |
| Maine | #58 | 30 | 1 in 213 |
| Ohio | #58 | 250 | 1 in 220 |
| Pennsylvania | #62 | 361 | 1 in 255 |
| New York | #65 | 386 | 1 in 261 |
| Massachusetts | #66 | 128 | 1 in 269 |
| California | #67 | 120 | 1 in 307 |
| New Mexico | #68 | 16 | 1 in 262 |
| Washington | #68 | 35 | 1 in 267 |
| Montana | #69 | 16 | 1 in 229 |
| Nebraska | #69 | 40 | 1 in 284 |
| Wyoming | #69 | 7 | 1 in 211 |
| Rhode Island | #70 | 21 | 1 in 255 |
| Michigan | #71 | 143 | 1 in 293 |
| Illinois | #75 | 190 | 1 in 311 |
| Oregon | #75 | 20 | 1 in 279 |
| Connecticut | #78 | 35 | 1 in 341 |
| Wisconsin | #79 | 73 | 1 in 335 |
| Arizona | #83 | 14 | 1 in 273 |
| Vermont | #85 | 8 | 1 in 306 |
| Minnesota | #89 | 57 | 1 in 369 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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 Edna
- 418 spots since 2024 (#2,040 → #2,458)
- 380 spots since 2020 (#2,078 → #2,458)
- 164 spots since 2015 (#2,294 → #2,458)
- Biggest jump: 244 spots in 1989 (#1,053 → #809)
- Biggest drop: 171 spots in 1988 (#882 → #1,053)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #11 (2,534 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 58 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1880–1942
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1987
- Highest: 1 in 90 girls born in 1893 were named Edna (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 22,323 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #11 in 1899, was only 1 in 92 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.3% of all girls named Edna (68,629) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,020 | #18 (1889) | #32 |
| 1890s | 24,068 | #11 (1899) | #15 |
| 1900s | 29,832 | #12 (1900) | #15 |
| 1910s | 66,897 | #16 (1912) | #19 |
| 1920s | 68,629 | #27 (1920) | #36 |
| 1930s | 36,973 | #50 (1932) | #64 |
| 1940s | 24,699 | #86 (1940) | #115 |
| 1950s | 15,418 | #157 (1950) | #203 |
| 1960s | 7,698 | #271 (1960) | #345 |
| 1970s | 3,411 | #459 (1971) | #536 |
| 1980s | 2,164 | #642 (1980) | #803 |
| 1990s | 1,576 | #910 (1991) | #1,174 |
| 2000s | 1,262 | #1,295 (2001) | #1,614 |
| 2010s | 930 | #1,692 (2018) | #2,094 |
| 2020s | 539 | #1,922 (2023) | #2,118 |
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.
Edna in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 196 of them was named Edna, which outranked 99.3% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 29,656 of them was named Edna, which outranked 75.8% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,145Thurston39
- #1,145Wally39
- #1,145Yoshio39
- #1,163Edna38
- #1,163Eddy38
- #1,163Fabian38
- #1,163Gerold38
- #1,178Albino37
- #1,178Buddie37
- #1,178Buel37
Tied with 14 names at #1,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.