Recorded 1918–1977 Girls' name Peak 1937 44 births

Edena — girls' name

44 babies named Edena in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s141940s101960s101970s5
1930s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Edena was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

8 babies were named Edena in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edena

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Edena between 1918 and 1977, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edena performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Edena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edena 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 44 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.

Edena at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

44

Since 1918

60 years of records

Peak year

1937

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1918

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1977

Edena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1918

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1937)
8
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Edena by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
14 births that decade — 32% of Edena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edena?
44 babies have been named Edena since 1918. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1937 with 8 births.
When was Edena most popular?
Edena was most popular in the 1930s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Edena been used?
Edena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 60 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Edena?
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, 1918–1977 (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.