Edith
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning blessed riches or wealthy in war.
Babies a year
390
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#499
up from #528
UK popularity
#125
390 babies · up from #127
How Edith has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #524 |
| 2016 | #486 |
| 2017 | #476 |
| 2018 | #518 |
| 2019 | #501 |
| 2020 | #473 |
| 2021 | #491 |
| 2022 | #513 |
| 2023 | #504 |
| 2024 | #528 |
| 2025 | #499 |
In 2025, 390 babies in England and Wales were named Edith. In the US, 649 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 7,859 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Edith was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.79% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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