Girls' name · since 1895
Edda
735 babies named Edda in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 735
- born since 1895
- 1930s
- peak decade
735 babies have been named Edda since 1895, making it today's #10136 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edda has been recorded 735 times among girls since 1895, currently ranked #10136 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #9,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,136 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 735 born since 1895
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edda ranks #9,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,136 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 735 born since 1895, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 735
- born since 1895
- 1930s
- peak decade
Edda's 735 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Edda compares
735 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Edda's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 735 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Edda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edda's full recorded timeline at 1952, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1930)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Edda by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (115 births, 16% of the file).
1930s was Edda's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Edda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
79 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
107 births
- 1960s
1960s
74 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 115 births (16% of all-time use).
How Edda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Edda's total volume
Edda by state
Where Edda concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 4.1% |
30 of 735 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Edda? ▼
Where does Edda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Edda most popular? ▼
Where is Edda most popular? ▼
How long has the name Edda been used? ▼
What names are similar to Edda? ▼
What to do with Edda's data
- Edda's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eddas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Edda
Nearby Names Like Edda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Edda
Compare Edda side by side: Edda vs Eddie Edda vs Eddy Edda vs Eddye
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Edda
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Edda 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.