Edy
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Meaning & Origin of Edy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edy, provided by Rakuten, Inc. in Japan is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card. While the name derives from euro, dollar, and yen, it works with yen only.
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Origin & history
The Story of Edy
As a girl name
Edy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 14 births, good for #8,518 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Edys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 185 Edys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Edy as a boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 34 newborns named Edy — #3,345 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Edys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,585 among boy names with 22 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 718 Edys 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 Edy
Edy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 718 births in the dataset. Edy's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,345. Use the chart and map above to compare Edy'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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