Recorded 1916–1924 Girls' name Peak 1916 25 births

Edytha — girls' name

25 babies named Edytha in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s5
1910s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Edytha was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

10 babies were named Edytha in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edytha

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Edytha between 1916 and 1924, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edytha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edytha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Edytha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edytha 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 25 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.

Edytha at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

25

Since 1916

9 years of records

Peak year

1916

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1916

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1924

Edytha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1916

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 1924191919171916 10

Edytha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 80% of Edytha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edytha?
25 babies have been named Edytha since 1916. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1916 with 10 births.
When was Edytha most popular?
Edytha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Edytha been used?
Edytha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 9 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Edytha?
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, 1916–1924 (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.