Girls' name · peaked in 1884
Edith name popularity since 1925
129,616 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Edith. Half of them were born in 1942 or earlier, so the typical Edith is about 84 years old in 2026. Edith peaked in 1884 as the #27 name for girls, and it ranked #499 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 129,616
- Named Edith, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1884
- #27 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #499
- for girls in 2025 (595 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 129,182 girls · 434 boys
- Most popular in
- West Virginia
- 2.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Edith made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Edith births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Edith peaked earlier, in 1884.
- Steepest fall: Between 1949 and 1954, Edith's share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 829 to 1 in 1,370.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, it became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 4,820 baby girls to 1 in 2,640.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Edith's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Edith.
Decade by decade
Babies named Edith in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 26,765 | 99 | – |
| 1930s | 31,047 | 144 | #87 |
| 1940s | 22,149 | 82 | #132 |
| 1950s | 15,478 | 40 | #204 |
| 1960s | 9,001 | 17 | #300 |
| 1970s | 4,251 | 11 | #472 |
| 1980s | 3,196 | 21 | #616 |
| 1990s | 4,469 | 20 | #443 |
| 2000s | 4,128 | 0 | #627 |
| 2010s | 5,020 | 0 | #524 |
| 2020–25 | 3,678 | 0 | #499 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.0% of babies named Edith from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Edith is most popular
The index compares Edith'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 Edith.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 2.28× | 2,555 |
| Kentucky | 2.02× | 4,302 |
| North Carolina | 1.83× | 6,599 |
| Virginia | 1.82× | 5,227 |
| South Carolina | 1.80× | 3,203 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Edith and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Edith (this page) | 129,182 | 1884 |
| Edyth | 1,002 | 1894 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Edith's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Edith.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Edith (1884).
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