Girls' name · since 1941
Edana
Edana has 224 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
224 girls have been named Edana since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Edana recorded 224 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2007.
- #18,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edana ranks #18,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Edana's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edana's full recorded timeline at 1975, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2007
- Peak year (1973)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Edana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (72 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Edana's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Edana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 72 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Edana's data
- Edana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Edana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1941–2007 (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 Edana 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.