Girls' name · since 1976
Ednita
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Ednita, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,494 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ednita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1976.
Ednita has 31 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1986.
- #40,494 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ednita ranks #40,494 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,494 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ednita's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ednita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ednita's full recorded timeline at 1983, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ednita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1986
- Peak year (1984)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Ednita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (26 births, 84% of the file).
1980s was Ednita's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Ednita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
Ednita by state
Where Ednita concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 16.1% |
5 of 31 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Ednitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ednita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1976–1986 (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 Ednita 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.