Edie
Edie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Edith, as well as a surname. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Edie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Edith, as well as a surname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Edie
The earliest SSA record of Edie as a baby girl name dates back to 1888, when 5 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 211 newborns named Edie — #697 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Edie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Edie ranks #1,777 for baby girls with 114 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Edie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Edie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Edie
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About the name Edie
Edie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Edie's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #697. Use the chart and map above to compare Edie'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.