Eddie
Eddie or Eddy is a diminutive for given names such as Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Edison, Edsel, Edwin, Eduardo, Edmundo or Ed. It is also occasionally used as a given name on its own. Notable people known as Eddie or Eddy include:
Meaning & Origin of Eddie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eddie or Eddy is a diminutive for given names such as Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Edison, Edsel, Edwin, Eduardo, Edmundo or Ed. It is also occasionally used as a given name on its own. Notable people known as Eddie or Eddy include:
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The Story of Eddie
As a girl name
Eddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 379 Eddies were born — ranking #333 that year. As of 2026, Eddie ranks #9,521 for girls with 10 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 16K Eddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Eddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 129 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 4,457 Eddies were born — ranking #80 that year. As of 2026, Eddie ranks #983 for boys with 229 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 212K Eddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Eddie
Eddie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 212K births in the dataset. Eddie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #59. Use the chart and map above to compare Eddie'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 .
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