Editha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Editha

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Editha between 1889 and 1971, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Editha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Editha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Editha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Editha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Editha 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 321 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.