Recorded 1912–1944 Girls' name Peak 1914 336 births

Ednamae — girls' name

336 babies named Ednamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1151920s1321930s581940s31
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ednamae was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ednamae in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ednamae

The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Ednamae between 1912 and 1944, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ednamae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ednamae performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ednamae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ednamae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ednamae 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 336 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.

Ednamae at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

336

Since 1912

33 years of records

Peak year

1914

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1912

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1944

Ednamae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1912

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1914)
19
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 194419391933192919251921191719131912 8

Ednamae by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
132 births that decade — 39% of Ednamae's all-time total
1910s1151920s1321930s581940s31

Ednamae by state

Where Ednamae concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ednamae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.5%
New York share of Ednamae's total US births 1.5%

5 of 336 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ednamae?
336 babies have been named Ednamae since 1912. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1914 with 19 births.
When was Ednamae most popular?
Ednamae was most popular in the 1920s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Ednamae most popular?
The top states for the name Ednamae are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ednamae been used?
Ednamae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 33 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Ednamae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edna, Ednah, 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, 1912–1944 (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.