Boys' name · since 2004
Edher
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Edher, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
37 boys have been named Edher since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Edher has 37 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #24,268 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edher ranks #24,268 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edher's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edher splits its recorded history at 2007: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
37 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 8 births in a single year.
Edher by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Edher's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Edher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (68% of all-time use).
Edher decade highlights
- Peak decade 25 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Edher's data
- Edher's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Edher
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Edher 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.
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