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Girl name

Edit

/ˈɛdət/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2009

Edit has been given to about 179 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛdət/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 175
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Edit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time179

How popular is Edit?

Its best year was 1996, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5866th. The typical living American called Edit is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Edit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Edith0.75
  2. Edie0.66
  3. Kit0.55
  4. Erin0.53
  5. Edythe0.54
  6. Enid0.53
  7. Egypt0.53
  8. Elin0.53

Middle names for Edit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Edit Anne0.81
  2. Edit Catherine0.78
  3. Edit Josephine0.78
  4. Edit Rose0.77
  5. Edit Marie0.77
  6. Edit Grace0.77

Sibling names for Edit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.65
  2. Ravensister · 0.64
  3. Karinasister · 0.63
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.63
  5. Daltonbrother · 0.61
  6. Chandlereither · 0.60

Where Edit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Edit Anderson0.77
    2. Edit Reyes0.72
    3. Edit Nguyen0.72
    4. Edit Moore0.72
    5. Edit Lee0.72
    6. Edit Hall0.72

    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 Edit

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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