Edith
From Old English Eadgyth, which joins ead, wealth or fortune, with gyth, strife or war. An Anglo-Saxon royal saint kept it in use.
Edith in 2025
Edith was given to 595 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,020th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,572 babies born.
The history of Edith
Edith reached its highest point in 1918, when 7,877 babies were given the name, ranking 53rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 37th, in 1908.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 271,705 babies have been named Edith. Half of them were born before 1924, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Edith by decade
| Decade | Babies named Edith | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10,930 | 43 |
| 1890s | 17,713 | 40 |
| 1900s | 20,945 | 37 |
| 1910s | 56,193 | 44 |
| 1920s | 63,172 | 57 |
| 1930s | 31,191 | 111 |
| 1940s | 22,231 | 183 |
| 1950s | 15,518 | 292 |
| 1960s | 9,018 | 461 |
| 1970s | 4,262 | 702 |
| 1980s | 3,217 | 982 |
| 1990s | 4,489 | 825 |
| 2000s | 4,128 | 1,051 |
| 2010s | 5,020 | 941 |
| 2020s | 3,678 | 931 |
Where Edith is heading
Edith has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 599 babies in 2015 to 595 in 2025.
Names like Edith
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Edith.