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Edith

/ˈidɪθ/ · 100% girls · #499 in the US for girls, 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈidɪθ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 85,480
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Edith per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 7,877
  • Born in 2025595
  • All time271,705
  • England & Wales, 2025#125 · 390

How popular is Edith?

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.

Names that sound like Edith

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Judith0.68
  2. Meredith0.67
  3. Ardith0.68
  4. Edythe0.67
  5. Faith0.62
  6. Lilith0.55
  7. Edie0.55
  8. Elizabeth0.51

Middle names for Edith

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

Sibling names for Edith

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lucillesister · 0.98
  2. Louisesister · 0.98
  3. Florencesister · 0.98
  4. Harrybrother · 0.95
  5. Francisbrother · 0.94
  6. Sambrother · 0.93

Where Edith is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Vermont0.27%
  2. North Dakota0.12%
  3. Maine0.09%
  4. New Hampshire0.06%
  5. West Virginia0.05%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Edith Anderson0.77
  2. Edith Reyes0.72
  3. Edith Nguyen0.72
  4. Edith Moore0.72
  5. Edith Lee0.72
  6. Edith Green0.72

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 Edith

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Edith across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.