Edyn
Edyn was the 3659th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2370th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 909 places. More babies were named Edyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Eden) the Garden of Eden · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #3,659 girls, down 421 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201679 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,355babies recorded
What does the name Edyn mean?
Edyn is a spelling of Eden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Eden's meaning and origin.
Eden is the garden in which Genesis places the first humans. Wiktionary's Hebrew entry gives two proposals for the word: a borrowing from an Akkadian word for 'steppe, plain', itself from Sumerian, or a Semitic root meaning a place to remain or dwell. Popular books often connect it with a Hebrew word for 'delight', which is a later association. Wiktionary also records Eden as an English surname and a medieval pet form of Old English names beginning with ead, 'riches'. As a first name it is used for girls and boys.
עֵדֶן (Biblical Hebrew, “Eden”)edinu (Akkadian, “steppe, plain (proposed source)”)
How sure is this? Probable. The name clearly refers to the biblical garden; the meaning of the Hebrew word itself is uncertain.
Other explanations you may read: Means 'delight' or 'pleasure'.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'עדן', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 2:8, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
Edyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,659 | #11,035 | 41 | 6 |
| 2020 | #3,238 | #12,578 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010 | #2,706 | #11,144 | 66 | 6 |
| 2000 | #10,132 | — | 9 | — |
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How popular is Edyn, counting every spelling?
Edyn is a spelling of Eden, a name family that ranked #88 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,659 for Edyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,410 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | 3,362 | #70 | 14,174 |
| Edyn | 41 | #3,659 | 276 |
| Edynn | 7 | #12,257 | 41 |
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 Edyn?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Edyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Edyn 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Edyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Edyn?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Edyn are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Edyn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Edyn by state
How common Edyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls 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 Edyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Edyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Edyn
What does Edyn mean?
Edyn is a spelling of Eden, which means “the Garden of Eden” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Edyn?
Edyn was the 3659th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2370th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 909 places. More babies were named Edyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Edyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Edyn in the US.
Where is Edyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Edyn was most common in Louisiana (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Maryland.