Boys' name · since 1983
Edder
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 364 babies named Edder, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,040 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edder is the #11040 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 364 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edder has been recorded 364 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #11040 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #9,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,040 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 364 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edder ranks #9,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,040 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 364 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,040 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edder's 364 recorded births place it above 79.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edder compares
364 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Edder's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edder splits its recorded history at 2005: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Edder by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Edder's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Edder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (32% of all-time use).
Edder by state
Where Edder concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 20.6% |
75 of 364 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edder's data
- Edder's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Edders (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Edder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Edder 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.