Eddy Boy
How popular is Eddy?
#1,602 boy name in 2025
106 baby boys were named Eddy in the US in 2025, making it the 1602nd most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Eddy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,602 for boys (▼ 72 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 106 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,438 in 2015, #1,609 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (246 boys) |
| Highest rank | #449 in 1947 |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eddy 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 Eddy is most popular
Babies named Eddy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nebraska: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (88 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Eddy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #959 |
| 1890s | 16 | #994 |
| 1900s | 51 | #786 |
| 1910s | 145 | #927 |
| 1920s | 359 | #900 |
| 1930s | 763 | #552 |
| 1940s | 1,610 | #449 |
| 1950s | 2,185 | #474 |
| 1960s | 1,803 | #510 |
| 1970s | 1,008 | #668 |
| 1980s | 999 | #874 |
| 1990s | 1,362 | #812 |
| 2000s | 1,672 | #868 |
| 2010s | 1,401 | #1,056 |
| 2020s | 655 | #1,530 |
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Questions
- Is Eddy a boy or girl name?
- Eddy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Eddy were boys.
- How popular is the name Eddy?
- 106 baby boys were named Eddy in the US in 2025, making it the 1602nd most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Eddy most popular?
- Eddy peaked in 1956, when 246 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #449 in 1947.
- How many people are named Eddy?
- 14,431 babies have been named Eddy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,091 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Eddy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eddy was most common in Nebraska, at 0.1 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.