Edye
Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN) is the largest Spanish-language public broadcasting network in the United States. It delivers educational programming to over 44 million homes nationwide, and reaches over 40% of US households.
Meaning & Origin of Edye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN) is the largest Spanish-language public broadcasting network in the United States. It delivers educational programming to over 44 million homes nationwide, and reaches over 40% of US households.
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The Story of Edye
Edye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 24 Edyes were born — ranking #2,339 that year. As of 2026, Edye ranks #12,688 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 173 Edyes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Edye
Edye is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 173 births in the dataset. Edye's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #2,339. Use the chart and map above to compare Edye'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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