Eddie

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #860 for boys in 2025, 280 births
Given to boys 93.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1910 · 595 births
Debut · boys
129 births
In top 100 · boys
56 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
211,867
since 1880

Eddie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #333, 1922peak #59, 1910girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#860280
2024#9,55610#942244
2023#8,98911#861278
2022#10,3839#827300
2021#12,2067#763329
2020#9,54610#730336
2019#9,73610#746321
2018#726330
2017#15,9025#692357
2016#647408
2015#14,4826#669384
2014#13,0697#591465
2013#602422
2012#544480
2011#488538
2010#511503
2009#425677
2008#13,8327#437655
2007#413708
2006#13,6067#391765
2005#13,0107#399708
2004#14,1796#361775
2003#389673
2002#382680
2001#379685
2000#11,8017#349783
1999#339784
1998#12,4266#339796
1997#318832
1996#7,57411#317832
1995#291910
1994#9,5868#290946
1993#6,62213#2751,048
1992#7,51211#2601,091
1991#11,5096#2401,178
1990#5,54916#2321,248
1989#5,83614#2231,211
1988#4,01522#2221,129
1987#5,31214#2191,094
1986#3,89021#2181,087
1985#5,34813#2071,150
1984#4,73715#2011,169
1983#3,94919#2031,169
1982#3,09328#1921,293
1981#3,43624#1911,317
1980#3,85320#1771,389
1979#2,99728#1751,364
1978#3,19624#1701,383
1977#2,60632#1711,380
1976#2,66429#1691,399
1975#3,05223#1681,389
1974#3,00823#1661,457
1973#2,17136#1561,585
1972#1,98940#1501,739
1971#1,75451#1472,025
1970#1,95243#1512,150
1969#1,75548#1462,090
1968#1,59452#1322,165
1967#1,61749#1322,281
1966#1,43059#1212,534
1965#1,33767#1132,867
1964#1,34969#1063,326
1963#1,48956#1093,354
1962#1,18486#1053,683
1961#1,14492#1024,082
1960#1,058103#1024,191
1959#1,005110#1014,248
1958#868138#1004,129
1957#995109#954,112
1956#817147#933,994
1955#763156#923,781
1954#726162#913,766
1953#688172#973,417
1952#683171#933,643
1951#598205#893,748
1950#576210#893,760
1949#570216#804,106
1948#512257#784,234
1947#515258#804,457
1946#513236#853,746
1945#457242#813,223
1944#435273#793,315
1943#406324#803,281
1942#429282#863,019
1941#419269#782,850
1940#402288#812,576
1939#419261#812,511
1938#400277#792,616
1937#389280#832,345
1936#384274#792,347
1935#368299#872,281
1934#355313#922,169
1933#390274#932,016
1932#369302#912,112
1931#368303#951,959
1930#354356#971,972
1929#356341#1021,875
1928#366353#1051,807
1927#353369#1031,858
1926#355350#1081,678
1925#350375#1011,732
1924#353377#1131,595
1923#360339#1101,597
1922#333379#1121,587
1921#368330#1181,511
1920#377308#1041,681
1919#363312#991,660
1918#364315#1171,423
1917#396254#1181,265
1916#390254#1141,311
1915#358280#1201,124
1914#364210#1091,010
1913#359183#102878
1912#361161#104718
1911#367120#78523
1910#355126#59595
1909#356104#69462
1908#37194#71413
1907#40477#70394
1906#36485#66377
1905#36785#73346
1904#39370#75315
1903#38169#70314
1902#38168#66353
1901#39755#66296
1900#34693#63425
1899#41649#74258
1898#40957#81256
1897#40652#73263
1896#40350#76262
1895#39750#85228
1894#39949#94203
1893#54726#81220
1892#42839#90218
1891#42335#90179
1890#36946#86197
1889#43930#105155
1888#47627#93193
1887#47122#106129
1886#39530#86197
1885#41325#101141
1884#39825#88179
1883#39722#105125
1882#45816#90169
1881#50311#114109
1880#49212#104129
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Eddie was already there! It came in at #104, and was given to 129 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 130 boys a year got the name.

Where Eddie is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNHWashington: #234 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,898 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #135 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 780 boysILWisconsin: #269 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,546 boysWIMichigan: #174 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,314 boysMINew York: #159 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 1,079 boysNYMassachusetts: #323 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,598 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,134 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedSDIowa: #192 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,734 boysIAIndiana: #135 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 934 boysINOhio: #155 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,115 boysOHPennsylvania: #216 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,384 boysPANew Jersey: #159 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,253 boysNJConnecticut: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,741 boysCTCalifornia: #150 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 812 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedUTColorado: #182 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,187 boysCONebraska: #229 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,216 boysNEMissouri: #129 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 778 boysMOKentucky: #91 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 553 boysKYWest Virginia: #132 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 915 boysWVVirginia: #143 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 911 boysVAMaryland: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,541 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedDEArizona: #84 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 391 boysAZNew Mexico: #98 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 440 boysNMKansas: #178 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,190 boysKSArkansas: #83 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 393 boysARTennessee: #73 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 336 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 564 boysNCSouth Carolina: #74 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #180 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 boysDCOklahoma: #92 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 447 boysOKLouisiana: #88 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 391 boysLAMississippi: #47 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 198 boysMSAlabama: #75 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 333 boysALGeorgia: #76 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 344 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedHITexas: #94 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 400 boysTXFlorida: #84 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 452 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#47 · 1 in 198
  2. Tennessee#73 · 1 in 336
  3. South Carolina#74 · 1 in 320
  4. Alabama#75 · 1 in 333
  5. Georgia#76 · 1 in 344

Best ever in a state: #13 in Mississippi, 1930.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#471021 in 198
Tennessee#73971 in 336
South Carolina#74701 in 320
Alabama#75871 in 333
Georgia#761191 in 344
Arkansas#83381 in 393
Arizona#84371 in 391
Florida#841051 in 452
Louisiana#88881 in 391
Kentucky#91491 in 553
Oklahoma#92411 in 447
Texas#942561 in 400
New Mexico#98201 in 440
North Carolina#101771 in 564
Missouri#129471 in 778
West Virginia#132151 in 915
Illinois#1351171 in 780
Indiana#135471 in 934
Virginia#143401 in 911
California#1502061 in 812
Ohio#155811 in 1,115
New Jersey#159421 in 1,253
New York#1591371 in 1,079
Michigan#174581 in 1,314
Kansas#178131 in 1,190
District of Columbia#180101 in 1,186
Colorado#182151 in 1,187
Maryland#189181 in 1,541
Iowa#192131 in 1,734
Pennsylvania#216381 in 2,384
Nebraska#22951 in 2,216
Washington#234141 in 1,898
Oregon#25371 in 2,134
Connecticut#26761 in 3,741
Wisconsin#269101 in 3,546
Massachusetts#32361 in 7,598
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Eddie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 82 spots since 2024 (#942#860)
  • 130 spots since 2020 (#730#860)
  • 191 spots since 2015 (#669#860)
  • Biggest jump: 82 spots in 2025 (#942#860)
  • Biggest drop: 86 spots in 2010 (#425#511)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #59 (595 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 113 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 56 yrs · run 1930–1958
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 326
  • Highest: 1 in 326 boys born in 1910 were named Eddie (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,100 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 18.2% of all boys named Eddie (38,598) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,526#86 (1886)#99
1890s2,284#73 (1897)#83
1900s3,695#63 (1900)#69
1910s10,507#59 (1910)#102
1920s16,921#101 (1925)#108
1930s22,328#79 (1938)#88
1940s34,807#78 (1948)#81
1950s38,598#89 (1950)#94
1960s30,573#102 (1960)#117
1970s15,871#147 (1971)#162
1980s12,008#177 (1980)#205
1990s9,665#232 (1990)#290
2000s7,109#349 (2000)#393
2010s4,208#488 (2011)#622
2020s1,767#730 (2020)#831

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Eddie in 1968

girls
#1,594
52 births · 1 in 31,546 girls
boys
#132
2,165 births · 1 in 803 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #1,594Eddie52

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #132Eddie2,165
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 31,546 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 80.6% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #1,575Rosella53
  2. #1,575Shane53
  3. #1,575Sherron53
  4. #1,594Eddie52
  5. #1,594Alta52
  6. #1,594Christiane52
  7. #1,594Darnell52
  8. #1,607Alisia51
  9. #1,607Caterina51
  10. #1,607Danica51

Tied with 12 names at #1,594; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. 3,132Coretta#3,656#524
  2. 1,257Tamika#1,980#723
  3. 1,150Tamiko#1,702#552
  4. 607Chantel#1,348#741
  5. 490Chantal#1,441#951
Fallers
  1. 602Wende#857#1,459
  2. 545Zina#959#1,504
  3. 341Evonne#970#1,311
  4. 294Portia#902#1,196
  5. 285Mariann#973#1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 803 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 97.2% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #129Marvin2,255
  2. #130Ernest2,246
  3. #131Ryan2,166
  4. #132Eddie2,165
  5. #133Howard2,156
  6. #134Antonio2,154
  7. #135Jesse2,147
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. 649Dustin#1,018#369
  2. 567Damion#1,411#844
  3. 490Korey#1,388#898
  4. 434Darby#1,364#930
  5. 393Jamal#1,181#788
Fallers
  1. 926Illya#968#1,894
  2. 357Maury#925#1,282
  3. 298Cedrick#885#1,183
  4. 290Dell#875#1,165
  5. 257Faron#843#1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968