Edna
Hebrew name from a word meaning pleasure or delight; it belongs to several women in the Book of Tobit and was reinforced in Ireland by the similar-sounding Eithne.
Edna in 2025
Edna was given to 72 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,397th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 46,046 babies born.
The history of Edna
Edna reached its highest point in 1918, when 8,730 babies were given the name, ranking 44th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 19th, in 1899.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 296,158 babies have been named Edna. Half of them were born before 1921, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Edna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Edna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,066 | 31 |
| 1890s | 24,144 | 19 |
| 1900s | 29,957 | 20 |
| 1910s | 67,106 | 27 |
| 1920s | 68,877 | 50 |
| 1930s | 37,172 | 95 |
| 1940s | 24,790 | 169 |
| 1950s | 15,442 | 304 |
| 1960s | 7,717 | 511 |
| 1970s | 3,416 | 830 |
| 1980s | 2,164 | 1,131 |
| 1990s | 1,576 | 1,578 |
| 2000s | 1,262 | 2,274 |
| 2010s | 930 | 3,092 |
| 2020s | 539 | 3,518 |
Where Edna is heading
Edna has fallen 11% over the past decade, from 81 babies in 2015 to 72 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Edna is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Edna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Edna.