Edda
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning poetry; grandmother.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Edda by the numbers
Edda was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 1930, making it a 1930s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Edda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean song or music
Like Edda, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Melodysong, music2,046 in the US (2017)
- Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
- Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
- Calliopebeautiful voice; muse of epic poetry57 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Edda
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