Eddie Boy
How popular is Eddie?
#860 boy name in 2025
280 baby boys were named Eddie in the US in 2025, making it the 860th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Eddie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #860 for boys (▲ 82 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 280 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #669 in 2015, #730 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (4,457 boys) |
| Highest rank | #59 in 1910 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eddie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eddie family of names ranked #628 for boys in 2025 (#657 the year before), with 414 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie | 280 | 68% |
| Eddy | 106 | 26% |
| Edy | 20 | 5% |
| Edi | 8 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eddie is most popular
Babies named Eddie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (300 boys)
- Nevada: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (53 boys)
Eddie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,526 | #86 |
| 1890s | 2,284 | #73 |
| 1900s | 3,695 | #63 |
| 1910s | 10,507 | #59 |
| 1920s | 16,921 | #101 |
| 1930s | 22,328 | #79 |
| 1940s | 34,807 | #78 |
| 1950s | 38,598 | #89 |
| 1960s | 30,573 | #102 |
| 1970s | 15,871 | #147 |
| 1980s | 12,008 | #177 |
| 1990s | 9,665 | #232 |
| 2000s | 7,109 | #349 |
| 2010s | 4,208 | #488 |
| 2020s | 1,767 | #730 |
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Questions
- Is Eddie a boy or girl name?
- Eddie is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Eddie were boys.
- How popular is the name Eddie?
- 280 baby boys were named Eddie in the US in 2025, making it the 860th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Eddie most popular?
- Eddie peaked in 1947, when 4,457 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #59 in 1910.
- How many people are named Eddie?
- 227,627 babies have been named Eddie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 125,842 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Eddie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eddie was most common in California, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.