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Edith

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Happy

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Edith

More about the name

Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word ēad, meaning wealth or prosperity, in combination with the Old English gȳð, meaning strife, and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1925 (rank #1448, 26 births); most recent 1995 (rank #6987, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #30, 7,859 births); most recent 2025 (rank #499, 595 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–595
2024–579
2023–605
2022–609
2021–638
2020–650
2019–627
2018–605
2017–655
2016–641

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #83, 613 births); most recent 2025 (rank #125, 390 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025390
2024380
2023434
2022515
2021613
2020599
2019598
2018599
2017568
2016558

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1931 (rank #691, 5 births); most recent 1971 (rank #1476, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1950 (rank #72, 1,602 births); most recent 2023 (rank #802, 50 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–50
2022–69
2021–60
2020–64
2019–46
2018–27
2017–43
2016–48
2015–28
2014–21

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #185, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20258
20249
202318
20226
202117
202018
20199
201813
201719
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #143, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #183, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202522
202413
202326
202222
202124
202030
201930
201823
201726
201629

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #138, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
202411
20239
20227
202113
202013
201912
201817
20176
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #21, 42 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
20227
2021–
202012
201910
201816
201711
20167
201511
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence