Eddy
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:
- English
- French
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Eddy
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
- Dutch
The Story of Eddy
The earliest SSA record of Eddy as a baby boy name dates back to 1884, when 5 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 246 newborns named Eddy — #484 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,516 among baby boy names with 118 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 14K Eddys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Eddy
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About the name Eddy
Eddy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Eddy's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #449. Use the chart and map above to compare Eddy'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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