Recorded 1956–1999 Girls' name Peak 1959 173 births

Edye — girls' name

173 babies named Edye in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s541960s911970s221990s6
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Edye was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

24 babies were named Edye in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edye

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Edye between 1956 and 1999, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edye performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Edye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edye 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 173 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.

Edye at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

173

Since 1956

44 years of records

Peak year

1959

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1956

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1999

Edye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1956

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1959)
24
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 1999197019671963196019571956 11

Edye by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
91 births that decade — 53% of Edye's all-time total
1950s541960s911970s221990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edye?
173 babies have been named Edye since 1956. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1959 with 24 births.
When was Edye most popular?
Edye was most popular in the 1960s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Edye been used?
Edye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 44 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Edye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edythe, Edyth, Edyn, Edy, and 4 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, 1956–1999 (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.