Edith Name Popularity

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How popular is Edith?

The less frequently given name Edith was the 518th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #26 in 1894.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 7,859 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Edith was 287 in 1983.

Approximately during the years 1883-1888, 1890-1893, 1902-1906, and 1907-1916, the name Edith took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1942-1945, 1949-1954, 1959-1968, and 1969-1973.

Where is the name Edith popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Edith's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Edith for their newborn has risen.

The name Edith still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Edith has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Edith (Girl)		Edith (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		599	518	< 5	--
2017		653	476	< 5	--
2016		640	486	< 5	--
2015		597	525	< 5	--
2014		460	623	< 5	--
2013		386	716	< 5	--
2012		364	762	< 5	--
2011		351	773	< 5	--
2010		326	823	< 5	--
2009		333	839	< 5	--
2008		358	804	< 5	--
2007		400	728	< 5	--
2006		445	650	< 5	--
2005		446	627	< 5	--
2004		403	683	< 5	--
2003		389	677	< 5	--
2002		459	571	< 5	--
2001		428	591	< 5	--
2000		462	565	< 5	--
1999		426	581	< 5	--
1998		412	587	< 5	--
1997		430	547	< 5	--
1996		408	568	< 5	--
1995		577	443	7	7,227
1994		507	493	5	9,234
1993		412	576	< 5	--
1992		426	554	8	6,298
1991		444	527	< 5	--
1990		423	558	< 5	--
1989		360	597	< 5	--
1988		335	597	< 5	--
1987		314	614	< 5	--
1986		339	576	5	7,032
1985		307	616	5	6,839
1984		294	607	< 5	--
1983		287	610	6	5,688
1982		296	606	< 5	--
1981		322	574	< 5	--
1980		339	551	5	6,543
1979		338	551	5	6,327
1978		330	541	< 5	--
1977		339	534	< 5	--
1976		418	460	< 5	--
1975		394	472	< 5	--
1974		402	453	< 5	--
1973		424	443	< 5	--
1972		475	413	< 5	--
1971		526	409	< 5	--
1970		602	390	6	4,386
1969		603	381	< 5	--
1968		604	369	< 5	--
1967		673	342	< 5	--
1966		798	314	< 5	--
1965		890	300	5	4,054
1964		967	296	< 5	--
1963		1,000	293	< 5	--
1962		1,019	285	< 5	--
1961		1,162	264	5	4,235
1960		1,282	243	7	3,435
1959		1,357	234	5	4,157
1958		1,318	230	6	3,651
1957		1,412	224	6	3,674
1956		1,477	211	< 5	--
1955		1,521	205	5	4,015
1954		1,422	211	< 5	--
1953		1,528	202	5	3,965
1952		1,639	183	5	3,883
1951		1,852	165	< 5	--
1950		1,953	150	8	2,840
1949		2,064	145	7	3,089
1948		2,082	140	5	3,827
1947		2,199	136	9	2,719
1946		1,976	136	< 5	--
1945		1,841	132	6	3,091
1944		2,174	123	5	3,568
1943		2,381	118	14	2,005
1942		2,458	113	12	2,184
1941		2,462	103	10	2,382
1940		2,509	98	14	1,926
1939		2,474	102	10	2,325
1938		2,599	102	10	2,373
1937		2,649	96	15	1,851
1936		2,759	87	12	2,092
1935		2,830	87	17	1,725
1934		3,011	81	14	1,956
1933		3,111	80	14	1,930
1932		3,571	69	9	2,693
1931		3,771	65	19	1,655
1930		4,271	61	24	1,504
1929		4,456	59	15	2,029
1928		4,845	56	15	2,075
1927		5,402	48	19	1,822
1926		5,788	42	24	1,527
1925		6,275	42	26	1,463
1924		6,891	36	18	1,913
1923		6,835	36	10	2,811
1922		7,136	34	16	2,067
1921		7,589	33	14	2,282
1920		7,773	32	26	1,471
1919		7,767	29	17	1,899
1918		7,859	30	19	1,776
1917		7,532	28	19	1,714
1916		7,306	28	12	2,302
1915		6,761	31	11	2,347
1914		5,209	31	13	1,804
1913		4,366	29	9	1,986
1912		3,841	31	12	1,444
1911		2,825	31	8	1,311
1910		2,592	35	14	831
1909		2,371	33	13	814
1908		2,410	27	8	1,040
1907		2,177	32	9	943
1906		2,160	30	6	1,155
1905		2,137	30	6	1,132
1904		1,944	33	10	773
1903		1,901	33	< 5	--
1902		1,853	33	< 5	--
1901		1,863	32	< 5	--
1900		2,068	36	9	922
1899		1,793	32	11	629
1898		1,981	32	8	827
1897		1,823	30	7	871
1896		1,932	29	10	739
1895		1,940	27	< 5	--
1894		1,820	26	5	1,129
1893		1,733	30	7	854
1892		1,625	33	6	993
1891		1,509	29	< 5	--
1890		1,493	30	9	685
1889		1,523	29	7	821
1888		1,453	29	7	841
1887		1,243	29	7	769
1886		1,184	31	9	658
1885		1,071	31	5	980
1884		1,104	27	< 5	--
1883		881	31	< 5	--
1882		876	29	< 5	--
1881		778	27	9	615
1880		768	28	5	947

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.