Recorded 1957–1979 Girls' name Peak 1959 18 births

Ede — girls' name

18 babies named Ede in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131970s5
1950s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Ede was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ede in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ede

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Ede between 1957 and 1979, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ede currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ede performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ede shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ede 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 18 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.

Ede at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

18

Since 1957

23 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1957

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1979

Ede popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1957

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 197919591957 5

Ede by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 72% of Ede's all-time total
1950s131970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ede?
18 babies have been named Ede since 1957. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Ede most popular?
Ede was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Ede been used?
Ede has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 23 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Ede?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eden, Edelmira, Edelyn, Edell, and 4 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, 1957–1979 (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.