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Eda

/ˈidə/ · 100% girls · 22 born in 2025

Eda has been given to about 4,208 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈidə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,599
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 100
  • Born in 202522
  • All time4,208
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Eda?

Its best year was 1916, when 100 babies were given the name, ranking 685th. The typical living American called Eda is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Eda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Veda0.81
  2. Elda0.81
  3. Edna0.75
  4. Eva0.69
  5. Freda0.70
  6. Nelda0.70
  7. Zelda0.70
  8. Verda0.70

Middle names for Eda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eda Josephine0.84
  2. Eda Rose0.83
  3. Eda Louise0.83
  4. Eda June0.82
  5. Eda Pearl0.82
  6. Eda Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Eda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.89
  2. Birdiesister · 0.86
  3. Luellasister · 0.86
  4. Forestbrother · 0.83
  5. Cleoeither · 0.82
  6. Amosbrother · 0.81

Where Eda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Eda White0.78
    2. Eda Reyes0.78
    3. Eda Nguyen0.78
    4. Eda Moore0.78
    5. Eda Lee0.78
    6. Eda Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Eda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.