Edythe
Edythe was the 11200th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 256th; the most babies were born in 1918 (582). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,197 places. More babies were named Edythe in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,200 girls, up 2,700 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918582 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,880babies recorded
Edythe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,200 | 8 |
| 2020 | #13,900 | 6 |
| 2010 | #12,626 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,426 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,467 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,545 | 52 |
| 1950 | #1,009 | 82 |
| 1940 | #670 | 107 |
| 1930 | #539 | 159 |
| 1920 | #291 | 512 |
| 1910 | #282 | 189 |
| 1900 | #301 | 119 |
| 1890 | #347 | 55 |
| 1880 | #377 | 19 |
How popular is Edythe, counting every spelling?
Edythe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Edythe?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Edythe (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Edythe 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Edythe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Edythe?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Edythe are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 63 and 83. That makes Edythe 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Edythe: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Edythe, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Edythe
How popular is the name Edythe?
Edythe was the 11200th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 256th; the most babies were born in 1918 (582). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,197 places. More babies were named Edythe in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Edythe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Edythe in the US.