Boys' name · peaked in 1910
Eddie name popularity since 1925
196,223 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eddie (5.3% girls, 94.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1956 or earlier, so the typical Eddie is about 70 years old in 2026. Eddie peaked in 1910 as the #59 name for boys, and it ranked #861 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 196,223
- Named Eddie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1910
- #59 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #861
- for boys in 2025 (280 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.7% boys
- 10,339 girls · 185,884 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 5.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Eddie made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Eddie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Eddie peaked earlier, in 1910.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eddie in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,788 | 8,950 | – |
| 1930s | 2,939 | 22,328 | #87 |
| 1940s | 2,645 | 34,807 | #81 |
| 1950s | 1,580 | 38,598 | #92 |
| 1960s | 681 | 30,573 | #113 |
| 1970s | 329 | 15,871 | #168 |
| 1980s | 190 | 12,008 | #207 |
| 1990s | 71 | 9,665 | #292 |
| 2000s | 34 | 7,109 | #399 |
| 2010s | 28 | 4,208 | #669 |
| 2020–25 | 54 | 1,767 | #861 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.1% of babies named Eddie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Eddie is most popular
The index compares Eddie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Eddie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 5.68× | 13,328 |
| Alabama | 3.53× | 12,094 |
| Arkansas | 3.08× | 6,124 |
| Georgia | 2.83× | 15,162 |
| South Carolina | 2.31× | 6,261 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Eddie and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie (this page) | 185,884 | 1910 |
| Eddy | 13,675 | 1948 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eddie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eddie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eddie (1910).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data