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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Edd

Edd was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 199th; the most babies were born in 1919 (163). More babies were named Edd in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1919163 babies
Total since 1880
5,451babies recorded

Edd popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 13 since 1919.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,5045
1980#4,2419
1970#2,54214
1960#1,49229
1950#1,09142
1940#76066
1930#586105
1920#568120
1910#48333
1900#26361
1890#21062
1880#22652

How popular is Edd, counting every spelling?

Edd has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Edd?

About 900 people born in the US named Edd are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 60 and 80. That makes Edd a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Edd by state

How common Edd was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (5.9×), Kentucky (4.3×), Mississippi (3.5×), Alabama (3.5×), Arkansas (3.1×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesKY0.52West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesVA0.07Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesAR0.38Tennessee: 0.72 per 1,000 babiesTN0.72North Carolina: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesNC0.37South Carolina: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesSC0.26District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesOK0.29Louisiana: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesLA0.15Mississippi: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesMS0.43Alabama: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesAL0.42Georgia: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesGA0.37Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesTX0.33Florida: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesFL0.11
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Edd, boys, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Edd: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Edd, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Edd

How popular is the name Edd?

Edd was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 199th; the most babies were born in 1919 (163). More babies were named Edd in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Edd a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 13 girls and 5,438 boys.

Where was Edd most popular?

In 1917–1921, Edd was most common in Tennessee (0.72 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Mississippi.