US rank #5946 Girls' name Peak 1916 4,185 births

Eda — #5946 US girls' name

4,185 babies named Eda in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s3051890s3801900s2961910s6851920s7061930s3601940s2931950s2761960s1531970s971980s921990s1062000s1442010s1852020s107
#5946
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Eda was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

100 babies were named Eda in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eda

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,185 babies named Eda between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eda currently holds the #5946 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 706 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Eda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Eda in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,185

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1916

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#5,946

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
100
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
050100150 202420061988196819501932191418961880 22

Eda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
706 births that decade — 17% of Eda's all-time total
1880s3051890s3801900s2961910s6851920s7061930s3601940s2931950s2761960s1531970s971980s921990s1062000s1442010s1852020s107

Eda by state

Where Eda concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
284 6.8%
#2 California
188 4.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
63 1.5%
#4 Massachusetts
61 1.5%
#5 Illinois
56 1.3%
#6 Texas
38 0.9%
#7 Michigan
23 0.5%
#8 New Jersey
16 0.4%
New York share of Eda's total US births 6.8%
Even split

284 of 4,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Eda appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eda?
4,185 babies have been named Eda since 1880. It currently ranks #5946 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 100 births.
When was Eda most popular?
Eda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 706 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Eda most popular?
The top states for the name Eda are New York (284 births), California (188 births), Pennsylvania (63 births).
How long has the name Eda been used?
Eda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edana, Edan, Edalyn, Edalynn, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.