Boys' name · since 1914

Edo

41 babies named Edo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,511 of 45,481
all-time among boys
41
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Edo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 41 have been recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Edo recorded 41 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2017.

  • #23,511 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 41 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edo ranks #23,511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#23,511 of 45,481
all-time among boys
41
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Edo's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Edo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Edo's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Edo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
456789 1914192119231996200420092017 5

Edo by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (14 births, 34% of the file).

1920s was Edo's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Edo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edo? ▼
41 babies have been named Edo since 1914. All-time, it sits at #23,511 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
Where does Edo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edo ranks #23,511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Edo most popular? ▼
Edo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Edo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Edo since 1914 -- 104 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Edo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edouard, Edoardo, Edon, Edonis. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Edo's data

  • Edo's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Edo

Nearby Names Like Edo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Edo

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Edonis Boy
#13259 36 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Edo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–2017 (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 Edo 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.