Edythe

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births

Peak · girls
1915 · 542 births
Debut · girls
19 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,880
since 1880

Edythe over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Edythe has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #256, 1915girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#10,9178
2024#12,1617
2023#10,3129
2022#13,5926
2021#10,2929
2020#13,4536
2019#9,73610
2018#11,4278
2017#10,6899
2016#8,87512
2015#13,0067
2014#7,63615
2013#8,58013
2012#12,1998
2011#9,72311
2010#12,2768
2009#17,2945
2008
2007#17,6365
2006#13,6067
2005#16,4625
2004
2003
2002
2001#13,5216
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994#13,4305
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985#10,6775
1984#10,4225
1983
1982#8,2247
1981#8,1287
1980#6,31910
1979#7,3138
1978#9,7505
1977#5,88810
1976#8,1566
1975#5,16111
1974#6,2588
1973#3,97115
1972#3,71416
1971#3,26620
1970#3,43518
1969#3,61915
1968#2,43126
1967#2,96318
1966#2,24928
1965#1,76841
1964#1,70846
1963#1,59850
1962#1,80740
1961#1,92136
1960#1,54252
1959#1,41757
1958#1,55747
1957#1,27468
1956#1,27966
1955#1,32058
1954#1,40951
1953#1,21363
1952#1,29754
1951#1,06376
1950#1,00782
1949#99282
1948#96781
1947#90995
1946#85793
1945#77992
1944#81787
1943#79595
1942#78594
1941#678107
1940#669107
1939#668103
1938#638116
1937#640112
1936#606117
1935#604116
1934#542142
1933#541138
1932#528154
1931#485176
1930#539159
1929#486191
1928#421261
1927#401293
1926#391310
1925#342386
1924#317442
1923#312423
1922#292487
1921#290521
1920#291512
1919#280517
1918#260582
1917#263561
1916#271507
1915#256542
1914#273365
1913#259318
1912#261293
1911#291181
1910#282189
1909#292151
1908#292147
1907#283153
1906#276146
1905#309117
1904#299116
1903#32690
1902#296113
1901#263123
1900#301119
1899#31491
1898#283116
1897#28698
1896#30790
1895#30988
1894#31877
1893#31971
1892#32071
1891#34453
1890#34755
1889#32457
1888#34946
1887#29751
1886#30546
1885#32439
1884#44920
1883#38623
1882#36024
1881#38419
1880#37519
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Edythe was already there! It came in at #375, and was given to 19 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1983–2000, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Edythe is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #373 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,567 girlsMNIllinois: #312 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,274 girlsILWisconsin: #256 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsWIMichigan: #242 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsMINew York: #199 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsNYMassachusetts: #223 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedSDIowa: #223 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsIAIndiana: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,035 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsOHPennsylvania: #203 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,808 girlsPANew Jersey: #170 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsNJConnecticut: #221 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsCTCalifornia: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsCAUtah: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsUTColorado: #271 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedMOKentucky: #329 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,883 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedWVVirginia: #332 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,607 girlsVAMaryland: #270 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,880 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedNMKansas: #303 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedARTennessee: #493 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,977 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #426 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,173 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #396 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,118 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,332 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedLAMississippi: #478 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,562 girlsMSAlabama: #480 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,423 girlsALGeorgia: #434 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,903 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Edythe, so not publishedHITexas: #709 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,935 girlsTXFlorida: #351 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#170 · 1 in 1,103
  2. New York#199 · 1 in 1,470
  3. Pennsylvania#203 · 1 in 1,808
  4. Utah#211 · 1 in 1,009
  5. Connecticut#221 · 1 in 2,187

Best ever in a state: #103 in North Dakota, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#170291 in 1,103
New York#199691 in 1,470
Pennsylvania#203551 in 1,808
Utah#21151 in 1,009
Connecticut#22161 in 2,187
Iowa#223131 in 1,689
Massachusetts#223151 in 2,499
Michigan#242201 in 2,042
Wisconsin#256101 in 2,518
California#264201 in 1,894
Maryland#27051 in 2,880
Colorado#27151 in 1,842
Ohio#289191 in 3,046
Kansas#30371 in 2,370
Illinois#312191 in 3,274
Oklahoma#328111 in 2,332
Kentucky#329111 in 2,883
Virginia#33281 in 3,607
Indiana#34771 in 4,035
Florida#35151 in 2,667
Minnesota#37351 in 4,567
South Carolina#39661 in 4,118
North Carolina#42681 in 5,173
Georgia#43471 in 4,903
Mississippi#47851 in 4,562
Alabama#48061 in 5,423
Tennessee#49351 in 5,977
Texas#70991 in 6,935
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Edythe
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,244 spots since 2024 (#12,161#10,917)
  • 2,536 spots since 2020 (#13,453#10,917)
  • 2,089 spots since 2015 (#13,006#10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 125 spots in 1885 (#449#324)
  • Biggest drop: 107 spots in 1942 (#678#785)
Rise & fade · girls
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1915 at #256 (542 births)
  • Births halved by 1928, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1880–1949
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,815
  • Highest: 1 in 1,815 girls born in 1915 were named Edythe (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 29.2% of all girls named Edythe (4,055) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s344#297 (1887)#355
1890s810#283 (1898)#315
1900s1,275#263 (1901)#294
1910s4,055#256 (1915)#270
1920s3,826#290 (1921)#354
1930s1,333#485 (1931)#579
1940s933#669 (1940)#825
1950s622#1,007 (1950)#1,284
1960s352#1,542 (1960)#2,161
1970s117#3,266 (1971)#5,691
1980s34#6,319 (1980)#8,754
1990s5#13,430 (1994)#13,430
2000s28#13,521 (2001)#15,704
2010s101#7,636 (2014)#10,415
2020s45#10,292 (2021)#11,788

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

Edythe in 1924

girls
#317
442 births · 1 in 2,826 girls

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #317Edythe442
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 2,826 of them was named Edythe, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Edythe
  1. #314Linda454
  2. #315Judith450
  3. #316Charlene449
  4. #317Edythe442
  5. #317Rosetta442
  6. #319Bettye439
  7. #320Rosella435
  8. #321Lenore434

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. 459Bettylou#1,327#868
  2. 374Doloris#1,350#976
  3. 332Gaynell#1,283#951
  4. 313Toby#1,305#992
  5. 262Letty#1,213#951
Fallers
  1. 388Izola#966#1,354
  2. 305Fumiko#953#1,258
  3. 303Clemmie#941#1,244
  4. 276Cruz#793#1,069
  5. 271Eris#457#728

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

See the top 100 for 1924