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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #333, 1922peak #59, 1910girlsboys
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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 1973

  • 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: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,066 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: #306 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,264 boysMNIllinois: #128 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 758 boysILWisconsin: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,451 boysWIMichigan: #189 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,429 boysMINew York: #178 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,167 boysNYMassachusetts: #258 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,525 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #201 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,655 boysINOhio: #193 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,605 boysOHPennsylvania: #243 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,743 boysPANew Jersey: #228 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,801 boysNJConnecticut: #187 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,522 boysCTCalifornia: #165 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 896 boysCAUtah: #290 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,549 boysUTColorado: #153 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 904 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #127 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 846 boysMOKentucky: #97 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 548 boysKYWest Virginia: #163 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,304 boysWVVirginia: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,662 boysVAMaryland: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,956 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedDEArizona: #113 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 555 boysAZNew Mexico: #131 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 587 boysNMKansas: #200 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,381 boysKSArkansas: #88 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 375 boysARTennessee: #95 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 482 boysTNNorth Carolina: #130 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 730 boysNCSouth Carolina: #97 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 484 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #172 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 927 boysDCOklahoma: #138 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 864 boysOKLouisiana: #112 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 513 boysLAMississippi: #81 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 365 boysMSAlabama: #76 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 364 boysALGeorgia: #94 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 450 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eddie, so not publishedHITexas: #128 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 575 boysTXFlorida: #102 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 538 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#76 · 1 in 364
  2. Mississippi#81 · 1 in 365
  3. Arkansas#88 · 1 in 375
  4. Georgia#94 · 1 in 450
  5. Tennessee#95 · 1 in 482

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#76731 in 364
Mississippi#81521 in 365
Arkansas#88401 in 375
Georgia#94871 in 450
Tennessee#95651 in 482
Kentucky#97471 in 548
South Carolina#97441 in 484
Florida#102921 in 538
Louisiana#112581 in 513
Arizona#113311 in 555
Missouri#127391 in 846
Illinois#1281031 in 758
Texas#1281821 in 575
North Carolina#130541 in 730
New Mexico#131151 in 587
Oklahoma#138211 in 864
Colorado#153201 in 904
West Virginia#163101 in 1,304
California#1651611 in 896
District of Columbia#17291 in 927
New York#178981 in 1,167
Connecticut#187111 in 1,522
Michigan#189461 in 1,429
Ohio#193481 in 1,605
Kansas#200101 in 1,381
Indiana#201241 in 1,655
Virginia#213191 in 1,662
Maryland#227111 in 1,956
New Jersey#228241 in 1,801
Wisconsin#228121 in 2,451
Pennsylvania#243271 in 2,743
Massachusetts#258101 in 3,525
Utah#29051 in 2,549
Washington#30371 in 3,066
Minnesota#30661 in 4,264
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
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 1973

girls
#2,171
36 births · 1 in 40,506 girls
boys
#156
1,585 births · 1 in 983 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #2,171Eddie36

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #156Eddie1,585
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 40,506 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 77.9% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #2,127Towana37
  2. #2,127Wende37
  3. #2,127Yessenia37
  4. #2,171Eddie36
  5. #2,171Amey36
  6. #2,171Anetra36
  7. #2,171Antonella36
  8. #2,223Angele35
  9. #2,223Angelle35
  10. #2,223Bryn35

Tied with 51 names at #2,171; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 983 of them was named Eddie, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eddie
  1. #153Dustin1,616
  2. #154Adrian1,612
  3. #155Jared1,590
  4. #156Eddie1,585
  5. #157Ralph1,558
  6. #158Wesley1,554
  7. #159Barry1,515
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →