Recorded 1880–1920 Girls' name Peak 1898 75 births

Ednah — girls' name

75 babies named Ednah in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1898. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1880s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ednah was born in this single decade.

1898
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ednah in 1898 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ednah

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Ednah between 1880 and 1920, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ednah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1898, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ednah performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ednah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ednah 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 75 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.

Ednah at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

75

Since 1880

41 years of records

Peak year

1898

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1880

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1920

Ednah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1880

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1898)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Ednah by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
24 births that decade — 32% of Ednah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ednah?
75 babies have been named Ednah since 1880. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1898 with 9 births.
When was Ednah most popular?
Ednah was most popular in the 1880s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1898.
How long has the name Ednah been used?
Ednah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 41 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Ednah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edna, Ednamae, Edner, Ednita, and 3 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, 1880–1920 (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.