US rank #3109 Unisex name Peak 2009 1,495 births

Edan — #3109 US boys' name

1,495 babies named Edan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s591980s781990s1932000s4542010s4972020s208
#3109
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Edan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

67 babies were named Edan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,495 babies named Edan between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edan currently holds the #3109 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 67 babies received it in a single year. Edan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 174 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 497 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Edan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 279 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Edan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edan 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 1,495 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.

Edan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,495

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2009

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,109

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Edan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
67
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219741968 6

Edan popularity over time — girls

174 total births recorded since 1992 (Edan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 174 births
05101520 20232015201220092006200320001992 8

Edan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
497 births that decade — 33% of Edan's all-time total
1960s61970s591980s781990s1932000s4542010s4972020s208

Edan by state

Where Edan concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Edan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
279 18.7%
#2 Texas
89 6.0%
#3 New York
87 5.8%
#4 Florida
33 2.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
11 0.7%
California share of Edan's total US births 18.7%
Even split

279 of 1,495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edan?
1,495 babies have been named Edan since 1968. It currently ranks #3109 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 67 births.
When was Edan most popular?
Edan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 497 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Edan most popular?
The top states for the name Edan are California (279 births), Texas (89 births), New York (87 births).
Is Edan a unisex name?
Yes, Edan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,495 births, and as a girl's name it has 174 births.
How long has the name Edan been used?
Edan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Edan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edahi, Edawrd. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2024 (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.