Edin
Edin is a Bosnian masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Edin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edin is a Bosnian masculine given name.
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The Story of Edin
As a girl name
Edin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 10 Edins were born — ranking #10,427 that year. As of 2026, Edin ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 94 Edins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Edin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 57 Edins were born — ranking #2,305 that year. As of 2026, Edin ranks #3,560 for boys with 32 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 1K Edins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Edin
Edin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Edin's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,290. Use the chart and map above to compare Edin'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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