Total births
77
Girls' name · since 1981
Edita
Edita has 77 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 77
- total births
- 1981–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Edita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 77 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Edita recorded 77 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2008.
- 77 total births
- 1981–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
77 girls have been named Edita since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 77
- total births
- 1981–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Edita was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
10 babies were named Edita in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Edita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edita splits its recorded history at 2002: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edita at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Edita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2008
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Edita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Edita's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Edita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Edita? ▼
Edita has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 10 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Edita most popular? ▼
Edita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Edita been used? ▼
Records for Edita go back to 1981, giving 28 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Edita? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Edita
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Edita: Baby Name Since 1981 - 77 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/edita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Edita 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 July 2026.