boys' name ★ peaked 1956

Eddy

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #1,605 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.

Rank 2025
#1,605
among boys · ↓72 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
113
named Eddy · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,114
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1956
253 babies
All-time total
14,431
#1,009 all-time among boys
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Eddy popularity over time

14,431 babies have been named Eddy since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 10 10 1 – #1,006
1890s – 16 16 2 +60% #1,036
1900s – 51 51 5 +219% #800
1910s – 145 145 15 +184% #946
1920s 28 359 387 39 +167% #903
1930s 29 763 792 79 +105% #552
1940s 68 1,610 1,678 168 +112% #449
1950s 60 2,185 2,245 225 +34% #475
1960s 33 1,803 1,836 184 -18% #510
1970s 24 1,008 1,032 103 -44% #669
1980s 18 999 1,017 102 -1% #876
1990s 35 1,362 1,397 140 +37% #816
2000s 20 1,672 1,692 169 +21% #868
2010s 31 1,401 1,432 143 -15% #1,059
2020s (to 2025) 46 655 701 117 -18% #1,533

Where Eddy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 107 0.06 outside top 500
2027 108 0.06 outside top 500
2028 108 0.06 outside top 500
2029 109 0.06 outside top 500
2030 109 0.06 outside top 500

Where Eddy is most popular

Boys named Eddy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.064 per 1,000. Strongest in Nebraska, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Eddy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nebraska 5 0.115 +79%
California 88 0.096 +50%
Florida 44 0.093 +45%
Texas 80 0.091 +41%
New York 36 0.083 +29%
Illinois 14 0.055 -15%
Maryland 5 0.042 -35%
North Carolina 10 0.039 -39%
Washington 5 0.031 -52%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -61%
Georgia 6 0.024 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eddy

Eddy is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,605 in 2025 with 106 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 14,431 American babies have been named Eddy. Its peak came in 1956, when 253 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eddy stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eddy?

The median living Eddy is about 40 years old; half are between 19 and 65. An estimated 11 thousand people named Eddy are alive in the United States today.

median 40 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eddy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,254 106 #1,605
2024 6 #13,955 115 #1,533
2023 9 #10,537 111 #1,568
2022 8 #11,491 112 #1,579
2021 8 #11,399 111 #1,568
2020 8 #11,379 100 #1,611
2019 7 #12,824 104 #1,595
2018 7 #12,851 116 #1,493
2017 6 #14,625 114 #1,481
2016 – – 139 #1,306
2015 6 #15,016 118 #1,440
2014 – – 139 #1,280
2013 5 #17,292 150 #1,193
2012 – – 178 #1,066
2011 – – 178 #1,059
2010 – – 165 #1,129
2009 5 #18,092 195 #1,009
2008 5 #18,314 169 #1,096
2007 – – 166 #1,099
2006 – – 230 #868
2005 – – 164 #1,026
2004 – – 186 #916
2003 – – 146 #1,064
2002 5 #16,185 167 #959
2001 5 #16,053 129 #1,101
2000 – – 120 #1,153
1995 5 #14,090 125 #995
1990 5 #13,587 126 #914
1985 – – 85 #992
1980 5 #10,828 103 #883
1975 – – 77 #933
1970 – – 150 #669
1965 – – 171 #584
1960 5 #6,628 216 #541
1955 5 #6,088 230 #484
1950 9 #3,755 196 #475
1945 – – 147 #494
1940 6 #3,986 97 #600
1935 7 #3,499 62 #785
1930 – – 66 #798
1925 – – 47 #1,000
1920 – – 28 #1,393
1915 – – 14 #1,998
1910 – – 12 #946
1905 – – 10 #800
1900 – – 9 #921
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 5 #1,045
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Eddy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Belgian cyclist (born 1945) Contemporary
  2. 2 Eddy Grant Eddy Grant British singer (born 1948) Contemporary
  3. 3 Eddy Curry Eddy Curry American basketball player (born 1982) Contemporary
  4. 4 Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold American country music singer (1918–2008) Contemporary
  5. 5 Eddy Planckaert Eddy Planckaert Belgian cyclist b. 1958 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Eddy Bosnar Australian soccer player (born 1980) Contemporary
  7. 7 Eddy Maillet Association football referee from Seychelles b. 1967 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov Footballer (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eddy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eddy?

The median living Eddy is about 40 years old. Half of all living Eddys are between 19 and 65 years old.

How many people named Eddy are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Eddy are alive in the United States, based on 14,431 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eddy mean?

A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.

How popular is the name Eddy in 2025?

Eddy ranked #1,605 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 106 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eddy?

14,431 babies have been named Eddy in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eddy most popular?

Eddy peaked in 1956, when 253 newborns received the name.

Is Eddy a boy or girl name?

Eddy is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eddy rising or falling?

Eddy has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Eddy become more popular?

Eddy looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 109 boys named Eddy in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eddy?

Well-known people named Eddy include Eddy Merckx (cyclist), Eddy Grant (musician), Eddy Curry (basketball player).

Names like Eddy

Names that sound and feel close to Eddy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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