Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1963

Edie

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,069 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

A diminutive of the female given name Edith, also used as a formal given name.

Rank 2025
#2,069
among girls · ↓324 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
91
named Edie · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,662
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1963
211 babies
All-time total
5,752
#2,363 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Edie popularity over time

5,752 babies have been named Edie since 1880, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 5 5 10 1 – #1,340
1890s 12 5 17 2 +70% #1,248
1900s 21 10 31 3 +82% #1,863
1910s 40 36 76 8 +145% #2,448
1920s 37 19 56 6 -26% #2,669
1930s 69 – 69 7 +23% #2,230
1940s 204 – 204 20 +196% #1,552
1950s 519 – 519 52 +154% #873
1960s 1,353 – 1,353 135 +161% #699
1970s 593 – 593 59 -56% #1,180
1980s 208 – 208 21 -65% #2,737
1990s 235 5 240 24 +15% #3,380
2000s 577 – 577 58 +140% #2,232
2010s 1,096 – 1,096 110 +90% #1,535
2020s (to 2025) 703 – 703 117 +7% #1,625

Where Edie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 88 0.06 outside top 500
2027 86 0.05 outside top 500
2028 85 0.05 outside top 500
2029 83 0.05 outside top 500
2030 82 0.05 outside top 500

Where Edie is most popular

Girls named Edie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, North Carolina, and New York.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Edie 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 5 0.323 +356%
North Carolina 26 0.114 +61%
New York 42 0.106 +50%
Colorado 11 0.099 +39%
Illinois 19 0.083 +17%
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 +13%
Ohio 16 0.067 -5%
California 56 0.067 -6%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -18%
Texas 28 0.035 -51%
Washington 5 0.035 -51%
Georgia 5 0.022 -69%
Florida 5 0.012 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Edie

Edie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,069 in 2025 with 91 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,752 American babies have been named Edie. Its peak came in 1963, when 211 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

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 Edie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Edie?

The median living Edie is about 35 years old; half are between 10 and 61. An estimated 5,200 people named Edie are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

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

Edie 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 91 #2,069 – –
2024 116 #1,745 – –
2023 125 #1,659 – –
2022 119 #1,745 – –
2021 124 #1,677 – –
2020 128 #1,625 – –
2019 135 #1,581 – –
2018 130 #1,635 – –
2017 106 #1,908 – –
2016 147 #1,535 – –
2015 116 #1,801 – –
2014 116 #1,776 – –
2013 82 #2,267 – –
2012 87 #2,166 – –
2011 104 #1,916 – –
2010 73 #2,521 – –
2009 88 #2,232 – –
2008 78 #2,448 – –
2007 68 #2,691 – –
2006 66 #2,713 – –
2005 62 #2,709 – –
2004 53 #2,974 – –
2003 59 #2,683 – –
2002 34 #3,833 – –
2001 30 #4,130 – –
2000 39 #3,417 – –
1995 24 #4,251 5 #9,267
1990 32 #3,380 – –
1985 18 #4,319 – –
1980 18 #4,194 – –
1975 48 #1,886 – –
1970 90 #1,242 – –
1965 127 #889 – –
1960 143 #866 – –
1955 34 #1,817 – –
1950 25 #1,923 – –
1945 28 #1,552 – –
1940 5 #4,524 – –
1935 14 #2,230 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 6 #4,569 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 8 #3,209 7 #3,167
1910 5 #2,515 – –
1905 – – 5 #1,285
1900 5 #2,011 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 6 #1,248 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – 5 #946

Famous people named Edie

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

  1. 1 Edie Falco Edie Falco American actress (born 1963) Contemporary
  2. 2 Edie Brickell Edie Brickell American singer-songwriter (born 1966) Contemporary
  3. 3 Edie Sedgwick Edie Sedgwick American model and actress (1943–1971) Contemporary
  4. 4 Edie McClurg Edie McClurg American retired actress (born 1945) b. 1951 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Edie Adams Edie Adams American actress (1927–2008) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Edie?

The median living Edie is about 35 years old. Half of all living Edies are between 10 and 61 years old.

How many people named Edie are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Edie are alive in the United States, based on 5,752 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Edie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Edith, also used as a formal given name.

How popular is the name Edie in 2025?

Edie ranked #2,069 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 91 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Edie?

5,752 babies have been named Edie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Edie most popular?

Edie peaked in 1963, when 211 newborns received the name.

Is Edie a boy or girl name?

Edie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Edie rising or falling?

Edie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Edie become more popular?

Edie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 82 girls named Edie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Edie?

Well-known people named Edie include Edie Falco (actor), Edie Brickell (singer), Edie Sedgwick (celebrity).

Names like Edie

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

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