Boys' name · since 1884
Eddy
14,039 babies named Eddy in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,039
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
14,039 babies have been named Eddy since 1884, making it today's #1603 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eddy has been recorded 14,039 times among boys since 1884, currently ranked #1603 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #1,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,603 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,039 born since 1884
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eddy ranks #1,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,603 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,039 born since 1884, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,039
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
Eddy's 14,039 recorded births place it above 97.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eddy compares
14,039 Top 8% higher than 92% of 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
Eddy's all-time total is 38x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eddy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,039 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 246 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eddy splits its recorded history at 1962: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 246 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eddy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 246
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Eddy popularity over time - girls
392 total births recorded since 1926 (Eddy as girls' name)
Eddy by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,185 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Eddy's strongest decade.
2,185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Eddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s 145
1910s
145 births
- 1920s 359
1920s
359 births
- 1930s 763
1930s
763 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,610 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,185 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,803 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,008 births
- 1980s
1980s
999 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,362 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,672 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,401 births
- 2020s 655
2020s
655 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,185 births (16% of all-time use).
How Eddy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eddy's total volume
Eddy by state
Where Eddy concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,117 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,745 | 12.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,102 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 771 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 420 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 247 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 215 | 1.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 214 | 1.5% |
2,117 of 14,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Eddy appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eddy's data
- Eddy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,185 total births); usage has since declined to 655 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Eddys (2,117 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 Eddy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Eddy 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.