Recorded 1900–1927 Girls' name Peak 1902 73 births

Edia — girls' name

73 babies named Edia in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1902. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s241910s301920s19
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Edia was born in this single decade.

1902
Single peak year

8 babies were named Edia in 1902 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edia

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Edia between 1900 and 1927, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1902, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Edia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Edia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edia 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 73 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.

Edia at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

73

Since 1900

28 years of records

Peak year

1902

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1900

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1927

Edia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1900

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1902)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Edia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
30 births that decade — 41% of Edia's all-time total
1900s241910s301920s19

Edia by state

Where Edia concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Edia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
17 23.3%
Louisiana share of Edia's total US births 23.3%

17 of 73 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edia?
73 babies have been named Edia since 1900. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1902 with 8 births.
When was Edia most popular?
Edia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1902.
Where is Edia most popular?
The top states for the name Edia are Louisiana (17 births).
How long has the name Edia been used?
Edia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 28 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Edia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edith, Edie, Edina, Editha, 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, 1900–1927 (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.