Girls' name · since 1954
Eydie
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.
- #12,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 479
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Eydie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 479 have been recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eydie has been recorded 479 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2010.
- #12,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 479 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eydie ranks #12,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 479 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 479
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Eydie's 479 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Eydie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eydie's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eydie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2010
- Peak year (1958)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
479 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1958 with 50 births in a single year.
Eydie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (206 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Eydie's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Eydie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
206 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 206 births (43% of all-time use).
Eydie decade highlights
- Peak decade 206 births
- Runner-up 136 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Eydie by state
Where Eydie concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| 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% |
26 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.5% of nationwide
- New York 1.3% of nationwide
- Texas 1.3% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Eydie's data
- Eydie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Eydies (26 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 Eydie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1954–2010 (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 Eydie 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.
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