Eddie
Eddie was the 861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 280 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 59th; the most babies were born in 1947 (4,457). Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Eddie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Edward, Edgar, Edwin · English, Old English
Say it ED-ee /ˈɛdi/
- Rank in 2025
- #861 boys, down 131 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 280boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19474,457 babies
- Total since 1880
- 227,627babies recorded
What does the name Eddie mean?
Eddie is a pet form of Edward, Edgar, Edwin and other names beginning with Ed-, as Wiktionary notes. These are Old English names built on ēad 'wealth, fortune, prosperity': Edward 'wealth guardian' (ēad + weard), Edgar 'wealth spear' (ēad + gār), Edwin 'wealth friend' (ēad + wine). Eddie was common as an independent name in the US in the first half of the 20th century.
ēad (Old English, “wealth, fortune”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Edward, Edgar, Edwin, Ed, Eddy.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eddie', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Edward', DMNES (Durham University)
Eddie popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15,760 since 1880, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #861 | 280 |
| 2020 | #730 | 336 |
| 2010 | #511 | 503 |
| 2000 | #349 | 783 |
| 1990 | #232 | 1,248 |
| 1980 | #177 | 1,389 |
| 1970 | #151 | 2,150 |
| 1960 | #102 | 4,191 |
| 1950 | #89 | 3,760 |
| 1940 | #81 | 2,576 |
| 1930 | #97 | 1,972 |
| 1920 | #104 | 1,681 |
| 1910 | #59 | 595 |
| 1900 | #63 | 425 |
| 1890 | #86 | 197 |
| 1880 | #104 | 129 |
How popular is Eddie, counting every spelling?
Eddie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #660 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #861 for Eddie on its own. Together these spellings went to 406 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie | 280 | #861 | 1,431 |
| Eddy | 106 | #1,605 | 555 |
| Edy | 20 | #4,904 | 95 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eddie?
280 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eddie (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eddie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eddie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eddie?
About 116,000 people born in the US named Eddie are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 43 and 72. That makes Eddie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Eddie by state
How common Eddie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 22 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eddie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eddie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eddie · Sibling names for Eddie
Eddie is also a nickname for Edward, Eduardo, Edwin, Edgar, Edmund and Ed.
Questions about the name Eddie
What does Eddie mean?
Eddie means “pet form of Edward, Edgar, Edwin” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Eddie?
Eddie was the 861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 280 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 59th; the most babies were born in 1947 (4,457). Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Eddie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Eddie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eddie in the US.
Where is Eddie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eddie was most common in California (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nevada and Arizona.