Edith
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning blessed riches or wealthy in war.
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 |
Edith by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7,859 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 130 American girls born that year was called Edith.
Names that come from Edith
Forms of Edith in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Edierich gift; a diminutive of Edith322 in England and Wales (2025)
- Edelynwealth; a variant of Adeline or Edith18 in the US (2017)
- Edywealth; diminutive of Edward or Edith18 in the US (2017)
- Edlynnoble lake; a form of Edith with lyn13 in the US (2017)
- Ediwealthy friend; diminutive of Edward or Edith3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Edith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ericheternal ruler24 in the US (2017)
- Evitalively; a form of Eva15 in the US (2017)
- Emiahgod is with us; a form of Jeremiah3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Edythewealthy gift; a form of Edith9 in the US (2017)
- Edinafrom Edinburgh; poetic name for Scotland5 in the US (2017)
- Elita4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Edith, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Edith, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Edith
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