Edi
Edi is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Edi Angelillo, Italian actress Edi Buro, Bosnian-American soccer player Edi Çajku, Albanian footballer Edi Dadić, Croatian cross country skier Edi Danilo Guerra, Guatemalan footballer Edi Gathegi, American actor Edi Federer (1955–2012), Austrian ski jumper Edi Fitzroy (1955–2017), Jamaican reggae singer Edi Hafid, Indonesian…
Meaning & Origin of Edi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edi is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Edi Angelillo, Italian actress Edi Buro, Bosnian-American soccer player Edi Çajku, Albanian footballer Edi Dadić, Croatian cross country skier Edi Danilo Guerra, Guatemalan footballer Edi Gathegi, American actor Edi Federer (1955–2012), Austrian ski jumper Edi Fitzroy (1955–2017), Jamaican reggae singer Edi Hafid, Indonesian…
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The Story of Edi
As a girl name
Edi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 8 Edis were born — ranking #12,274 that year. As of 2026, Edi ranks #15,178 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Edis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Edi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 24 Edis were born — ranking #4,001 that year. As of 2026, Edi ranks #7,224 for boys with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 371 Edis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Edi
Edi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 371 births in the dataset. Edi's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,001. Use the chart and map above to compare Edi'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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