Unisex name · since 1909
Edner
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Edner, peaking in 1909. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
33 girls have been named Edner since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edner has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1926.
- #39,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edner ranks #39,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edner's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edner's full recorded timeline at 1922, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1909 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edner popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1926
- Peak year (1909)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1926.
33 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1909 with 6 births in a single year.
Edner popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1992 (Edner as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Edner accounts for 18% of total recorded use across both genders.
Edner by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Edner's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Edner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (48% of all-time use).
Edner decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1909)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1909–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Edner 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 August 2026.
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