Edythe Girl
How popular is Edythe?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Edythe in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
2,224living people named Edythe (est.)
76median age of people named Edythe
13,880babies named Edythe since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Edythe popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 1243 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #13,001 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (582 girls) |
| Highest rank | #256 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Edythe counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Edith family of names ranked #472 for girls in 2025 (#496 the year before), with 608 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Edythe by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 344 | #297 |
| 1890s | 810 | #283 |
| 1900s | 1,275 | #263 |
| 1910s | 4,055 | #256 |
| 1920s | 3,826 | #290 |
| 1930s | 1,333 | #485 |
| 1940s | 933 | #669 |
| 1950s | 622 | #1,006 |
| 1960s | 352 | #1,541 |
| 1970s | 117 | #3,266 |
| 1980s | 34 | #6,318 |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,423 |
| 2000s | 28 | #13,514 |
| 2010s | 101 | #7,633 |
| 2020s | 45 | #10,287 |
Girl names about as popular as Edythe
Questions
- Is Edythe a boy or girl name?
- Edythe is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Edythe were girls.
- How popular is the name Edythe?
- 8 baby girls were named Edythe in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Edythe most popular?
- Edythe peaked in 1918, when 582 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #256 in 1915.
- How many people are named Edythe?
- 13,880 babies have been named Edythe in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,224 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 76.
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.