Edan
Edan is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Edan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edan is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Edan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Edan as a girl name dates back to 1992, when 8 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Edan — #6,884 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Edans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 174 Edans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Edan as a boy name dates back to 1968, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 67 newborns named Edan — #2,049 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Edans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,909 among boy names with 43 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 2K Edans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Edan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Edan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Edan
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About the name Edan
Edan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Edan's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,044. Use the chart and map above to compare Edan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.