Unisex name · since 1968
Edan
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,533 babies named Edan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edan is the #3267 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,533 recorded since 1968.
Edan has 1,533 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3267 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,267 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,533 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edan ranks #3,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,267 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,533 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Edan's 1,533 recorded births place it above 91.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edan compares
1,533 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Edan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,533 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Edan popularity over time - girls
180 total births recorded since 1992 (Edan as girls' name)
Edan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (498 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Edan's strongest decade.
498 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Edan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 193
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s
2010s
498 births
- 2020s
2020s
244 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 498 births (32% of all-time use).
How Edan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Edan's total volume
Edan by state
Where Edan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 287 | 18.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 94 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 92 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.7% |
287 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Edan's data
- Edan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (498 total births) through the 2020s (244) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edans (287 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1968–2025 (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 Edan 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.