Unisex name · since 1981
Edi
379 babies named Edi in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,142 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edi is the #9142 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 379 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edi has been recorded 379 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #9142 nationally and more common than 34% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #9,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,142 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edi ranks #9,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,142 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 379 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,142 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edi's 379 recorded births place it above 79.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edi compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Edi's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edi's full recorded timeline at 2006, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Edi popularity over time - girls
29 total births recorded since 1961 (Edi as girls' name)
Edi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Edi's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Edi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (44% of all-time use).
Edi by state
Where Edi concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Edi's data
- Edi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Edis (10 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 Edi: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Edi 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.