Recorded 1941–2007 Girls' name Peak 1973 224 births

Edana — girls' name

224 babies named Edana in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s261960s411970s721980s491990s112000s20
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Edana was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

13 babies were named Edana in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edana

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Edana between 1941 and 2007, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Edana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edana 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 224 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.

Edana at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

224

Since 1941

67 years of records

Peak year

1973

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1941

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2007

Edana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1941

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1973)
13
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
468101214 20071989198319771971196519531941 5

Edana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
72 births that decade — 32% of Edana's all-time total
1940s51950s261960s411970s721980s491990s112000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edana?
224 babies have been named Edana since 1941. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1973 with 13 births.
When was Edana most popular?
Edana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Edana been used?
Edana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 67 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Edana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eda, 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, 1941–2007 (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.