Edith has been given to about 271,705 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Edith ranks 499th among American girls in 2025, with 595 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 7,877 babies were given the name, ranking 30th. The typical living American called Edith is about 75 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.27% of births.
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.