Recorded 1954–2010 Girls' name Peak 1958 479 births

Eydie — girls' name

479 babies named Eydie in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1361960s2061970s991980s121990s72000s102010s9
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Eydie was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

50 babies were named Eydie in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eydie

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Eydie between 1954 and 2010, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eydie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eydie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Eydie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eydie in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eydie 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 479 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.

Eydie at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

479

Since 1954

57 years of records

Peak year

1958

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1954

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2010

Eydie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1954

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1958)
50
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0102030405060 201019891977197319691965196119571954 5

Eydie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
206 births that decade — 43% of Eydie's all-time total
1950s1361960s2061970s991980s121990s72000s102010s9

Eydie by state

Where Eydie concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Eydie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 5.4%
#2 Illinois
7 1.5%
#3 New York
6 1.3%
#4 Texas
6 1.3%
#5 Georgia
5 1.0%
California share of Eydie's total US births 5.4%
Even split

26 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eydie?
479 babies have been named Eydie since 1954. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1958 with 50 births.
When was Eydie most popular?
Eydie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Eydie most popular?
The top states for the name Eydie are California (26 births), Illinois (7 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Eydie been used?
Eydie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 57 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Eydie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eyden, Eydi. 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, 1954–2010 (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.