Edyth
Edyth was the 15549th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 586th; the most babies were born in 1918 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,153 places. More babies were named Edyth in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,549 girls, down 5,796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191876 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,283babies recorded
Edyth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,549 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,753 | 10 |
| 2010 | #15,517 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #13,589 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,757 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,109 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,225 | 14 |
| 1930 | #1,257 | 36 |
| 1920 | #826 | 76 |
| 1910 | #1,131 | 16 |
| 1900 | #927 | 17 |
| 1890 | #671 | 16 |
| 1880 | #772 | 6 |
How popular is Edyth, counting every spelling?
Edyth has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Edyth?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Edyth (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Edyth 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Edyth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Edyth?
About 500 people born in the US named Edyth are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 28 and 80. That makes Edyth a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Edyth by state
How common Edyth was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Edyth
How popular is the name Edyth?
Edyth was the 15549th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 586th; the most babies were born in 1918 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,153 places. More babies were named Edyth in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Edyth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Edyth in the US.
Where was Edyth most popular?
In 1916–1920, Edyth was most common in Arkansas (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and New York.