Edla
Edla is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Edla Blommér (1817–1908), Finnish painter Edla Hansen (1883–1979), Danish film editor Edla Lyytinen (1874–1919), Finnish politician Edla Muir (1906–1971), American architect Edla Van Steen (1936–2018), Brazilian journalist, actress, and writer
Meaning & Origin of Edla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edla is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Edla Blommér (1817–1908), Finnish painter Edla Hansen (1883–1979), Danish film editor Edla Lyytinen (1874–1919), Finnish politician Edla Muir (1906–1971), American architect Edla Van Steen (1936–2018), Brazilian journalist, actress, and writer
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The Story of Edla
Edla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1882, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1914, when 14 Edlas were born — ranking #1,818 that year. As of 2026, Edla ranks #5,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 300 Edlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Edla
Edla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 300 births in the dataset. Edla's peak popularity came in 1914 when it ranked #1,818. Use the chart and map above to compare Edla'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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