Unisex name · since 1976
Edy
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 696 babies named Edy, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edy currently ranks #4926 among unisex names in America, with 696 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Edy recorded 696 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #4926 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,926 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 696 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edy ranks #6,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,926 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 696 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edy's 696 recorded births place it above 85.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edy compares
696 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Edy's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edy's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Edy popularity over time - girls
191 total births recorded since 1946 (Edy as girls' name)
Edy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (208 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Edy's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Edy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 208 births (30% of all-time use).
How Edy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Edy's total volume
Edy by state
Where Edy concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
51 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Edy's data
- Edy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (208 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edys (51 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Edy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Edy 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.