Edythe
An ornamental spelling of Edith, from the Old English Eadgyth. The elements are ead, "wealth," and gyth, "battle," and a tenth-century English saint carried it.
Edythe in 2025
Edythe was given to 8 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 18,896th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 414,418 babies born.
The history of Edythe
Edythe reached its highest point in 1918, when 582 babies were given the name, ranking 474th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 400th, in 1901.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 13,880 babies have been named Edythe. Half of them were born before 1920, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Edythe by decade
| Decade | Babies named Edythe | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 344 | 514 |
| 1890s | 810 | 429 |
| 1900s | 1,275 | 400 |
| 1910s | 4,055 | 446 |
| 1920s | 3,826 | 532 |
| 1930s | 1,333 | 891 |
| 1940s | 933 | 1,208 |
| 1950s | 622 | 1,705 |
| 1960s | 352 | 2,510 |
| 1970s | 117 | 5,070 |
| 1980s | 34 | 9,621 |
| 1990s | 5 | 21,399 |
| 2000s | 28 | 21,966 |
| 2010s | 101 | 12,942 |
| 2020s | 45 | 17,593 |
Where Edythe is heading
Edythe has risen 14% over the past decade, from 7 babies in 2015 to 8 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Edythe is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Edythe
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Edythe.