Girls' name · since 1880

Eda

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 4,208 babies named Eda, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,885 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,555 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,208
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Eda currently ranks #5555 among girls' names in America, with 4,208 babies recorded since 1880.

Eda has 4,208 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5555 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #2,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,555 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,208 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eda ranks #2,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,555 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,208 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#2,885 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,555 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,208
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.8%
Eda vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Eda's 4,208 recorded births place it above 96.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Eda compares

4,208 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Eda's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Eda Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,208 376 567,345
Peak-year births 100 21 19,840

Eda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Eda splits its recorded history at 1952: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Eda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
100
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188018981916193419521970199020082025 22

Eda by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (706 births, 17% of the file).

1920s was Eda's strongest decade.

706 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Eda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 706 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Eda compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eda's total volume

Eda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 8.7%-114, 3%-146, 1.9%-90, 4.5%-59, 9.2%-119, 3.8%-63, 5.1%-128, 1.9%-58, 4.6%-42, 5.3%-65, 4.6%-47, 7.4%-81, 10.9%-106, 5%-101, 8.1%Eda-146, 2.4%Eda
Eda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 6.7%
#2 California
188 4.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
63 1.5%
#4 Massachusetts
61 1.4%
#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 6.7%
Even split

284 of 4,208 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? ▼
4,208 babies have been named Eda since 1880. All-time, it sits at #2,885 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,555 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 100 births.
Where does Eda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eda ranks #2,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,555 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eda since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Eda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edana, Edan, Edalyn, Edaline, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Eda's data

  • Eda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (706 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Edas (284 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Eda

Nearby Names Like Eda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eda

Edana Girl
224 births
Edan Girl
#13763 180 births
Edalyn Girl
#14485 97 births
Edaline Girl
#14526 23 births
Edalynn Girl
20 births

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Eda

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Kenzuri #5552
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Phebe #5558
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Savanni #5551
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Felicia #5559
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.