Recorded 1909–1926 Unisex name Peak 1909 33 births

Edner — unisex name

33 babies named Edner in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1909. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s111920s16
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Edner was born in this single decade.

1909
Single peak year

6 babies were named Edner in 1909 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edner

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Edner between 1909 and 1926, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1909, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Edner is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edner performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Edner shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edner 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 33 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.

Edner at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

33

Since 1909

18 years of records

Peak year

1909

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1909

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1926

Edner popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1909

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1909)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 192619241922191719141909 6

Edner popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1992 (Edner as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1992 7

Edner by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 48% of Edner's all-time total
1900s61910s111920s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edner?
33 babies have been named Edner since 1909. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1909 with 6 births.
When was Edner most popular?
Edner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1909.
Is Edner a unisex name?
Yes, Edner is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 33 births, and as a boy's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Edner been used?
Edner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 18 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Edner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edna, Ednamae, Ednah, 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, 1909–1926 (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.