Total births
6
Girls' name · since 1923
Edma
6 babies named Edma in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 6
- total births
- 1923–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Edma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6 recorded since 1923.
Edma has 6 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1923.
- 6 total births
- 1923–1923 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
6 girls have been named Edma since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.
- 6
- total births
- 1923–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Edma was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
6 babies were named Edma in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Edma at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1923
Edma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1923
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Edma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Edma's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Edma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Edma? ▼
6 babies have been named Edma since 1923. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Edma most popular? ▼
Edma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Edma been used? ▼
Edma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 1 year of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Edma? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edmonia, Edmund, Edmee, Edmae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Edma
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1923–1923 (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. "Edma: Baby Name Since 1923 - 6 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/edma. 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 Edma 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 June 2026.