Recorded 1880–2006 Boys' name Peak 1919 5,437 births

Edd — boys' name

5,437 babies named Edd in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s5411890s5101900s4461910s8881920s10341930s7381940s5791950s3291960s1901970s981980s611990s52000s18
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Edd was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

163 babies were named Edd in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edd

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,437 babies named Edd between 1880 and 2006, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 163 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edd performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,034 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Edd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 369 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Edd in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edd 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 5,437 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.

Edd at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

5,437

Since 1880

127 years of records

Peak year

1919

163 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1880

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2006

Edd popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1880

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1919)
163
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Edd popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1919 (Edd as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 19301919 6

Edd by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,034 births that decade — 19% of Edd's all-time total
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Edd by state

Where Edd concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Edd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
369 6.8%
#2 Texas
365 6.7%
#3 Alabama
308 5.7%
#4 Georgia
283 5.2%
#5 Kentucky
279 5.1%
#6 Mississippi
259 4.8%
#7 North Carolina
252 4.6%
#8 Arkansas
82 1.5%
Tennessee share of Edd's total US births 6.8%
Even split

369 of 5,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Edd appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edd?
5,437 babies have been named Edd since 1880. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1919 with 163 births.
When was Edd most popular?
Edd was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,034 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Edd most popular?
The top states for the name Edd are Tennessee (369 births), Texas (365 births), Alabama (308 births).
How long has the name Edd been used?
Edd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 127 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Edd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eddie, Eddy, Eddison, Edder, and 4 more. 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, 1880–2006 (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.