Girls' name · since 1880

Edyth

2,283 babies named Edyth in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,308 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,960 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,283
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

2,283 babies have been named Edyth since 1880, making it today's #14960 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Edyth recorded 2,283 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #14960 nationally today, ahead of 14% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.

  • #4,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #14,960 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,283 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edyth ranks #4,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,283 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#4,308 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,960 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,283
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.5%
Edyth vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Edyth's 2,283 recorded births place it above 94.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Edyth compares

2,283 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Edyth's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Edyth Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,283 376 567,345
Peak-year births 76 21 19,840

Edyth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Edyth splits its recorded history at 1935: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Edyth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
76
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
020406080 188018941908192219361950196520092025 5

Edyth by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (540 births, 24% of the file).

1920s was Edyth's strongest decade.

540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Edyth births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 540 births (24% of all-time use).

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

How Edyth compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Edyth's total volume

Edyth vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -144, 2.3%-57, 5%-96, 5.4%-38, 4.5%-138, 2%-50, 5.4%-112, 2.1%-42, 7.5%-49, 6.1%-107, 2.4%-144, 11%-74, 3.9%-55, 3.3%-65, 4.9%-46, 7.1%Edyth-146, 3.3%Edyth
Edyth vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Edyth by state

Where Edyth concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Edyth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
66 2.9%
#2 Texas
43 1.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
25 1.1%
#4 California
24 1.1%
#5 Illinois
23 1.0%
#6 Ohio
15 0.7%
#7 Arkansas
12 0.5%
#8 Oklahoma
10 0.4%
New York share of Edyth's total US births 2.9%
Even split

66 of 2,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Edyth appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edyth? ▼
2,283 babies have been named Edyth since 1880. All-time, it sits at #4,308 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #14,960 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 76 births.
Where does Edyth sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edyth ranks #4,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Edyth most popular? ▼
Edyth was most popular in the 1920s decade with 540 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Edyth most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Edyth are New York (66 births), Texas (43 births), Pennsylvania (25 births).
How long has the name Edyth been used? ▼
Records for Edyth go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Edyth? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edythe, Edyn, Edy, Edynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Edyth's data

  • Edyth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (540 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Edyths (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

Keep exploring Edyth

Nearby Names Like Edyth

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

Edythe Girl
#10921 13,880 births
Edyn Girl
#3684 1,236 births
Edy Girl
#13402 191 births
Edynn Girl
#12760 182 births
Edye Girl
173 births

Compare Edyth side by side: Edyth vs Edythe Edyth vs Edyn Edyth vs Edy

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Edyth

Arrie #14959
1,792 births · Peak 1922
Merle #14961
14,723 births · Peak 1921
Alla #14958
1,192 births · Peak 1927
Tressie #14962
5,360 births · Peak 1921
Florance #14957
1,677 births · Peak 1917
Concepcion #14963
5,224 births · Peak 1925
Etna #14956
681 births · Peak 1923
Teressa #14964
6,480 births · Peak 1960

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Edyth: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Edyth 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.