Eddy
A pet form of Edward and Edwin, both built on the Old English ead, meaning wealth or fortune.
Eddy in 2025
Eddy was given to 113 babies in the United States in 2025 — 106 boys and 7 girls, making it the 3,259th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 29,339 babies born.
The history of Eddy
Eddy reached its highest point in 1956, when 253 babies were given the name, ranking 1,056th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 967th, in 1946.
Across the 142 years of records since 1884, 14,431 babies have been named Eddy. Half of them were born before 1970, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Eddy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eddy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 1,959 |
| 1890s | 16 | 2,256 |
| 1900s | 51 | 1,946 |
| 1910s | 145 | 2,174 |
| 1920s | 387 | 1,685 |
| 1930s | 792 | 1,128 |
| 1940s | 1,678 | 967 |
| 1950s | 2,245 | 1,039 |
| 1960s | 1,836 | 1,124 |
| 1970s | 1,032 | 1,534 |
| 1980s | 1,017 | 2,019 |
| 1990s | 1,397 | 1,819 |
| 2000s | 1,692 | 1,946 |
| 2010s | 1,432 | 2,359 |
| 2020s | 701 | 3,134 |
Where Eddy is heading
Eddy has fallen 9% over the past decade, from 124 babies in 2015 to 113 in 2025.
Names like Eddy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eddy.