Edie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EE-dee
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #166 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,064 for girls
Edie is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “prosperous in war”. In 2025 it ranked 166th for girls in the UK (345 babies) and 2,064th for girls in the US (91 babies).
What does Edie mean?
Old English: pet form of Edith
“prosperous in war”
A pet form of Edith, now often used as a name in its own right.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Edie a girl's or a boy's name?
Edie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 345 girls in the UK and 91 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Edie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #166among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 345about 1 in 810 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 345 girls in the UK were named Edie, making it the 166th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 117th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 498 girls.
Half of all the girls named Edie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 402 girls in the UK were given Edie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #158, up from #166 for this spelling alone.
- Edie 345
- Eadie 57
Among girls in 2025, it was 156th in England and Wales, 301st in Scotland and 154th in Northern Ireland.
Edie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 345 | #166 |
| 2024 | 341 | #166 |
| 2023 | 354 | #162 |
| 2022 | 390 | #149 |
| 2021 | 467 | #122 |
| 2020 | 474 | #117 |
| 2019 | 490 | #116 |
| 2018 | 498 | #122 |
| 2017 | 494 | #127 |
| 2016 | 441 | #141 |
| 2015 | 372 | #164 |
| 2014 | 312 | #190 |
| 2013 | 248 | #226 |
| 2012 | 217 | #258 |
| 2011 | 218 | #254 |
| 2010 | 166 | #310 |
| 2009 | 180 | #290 |
| 2008 | 177 | #294 |
| 2007 | 161 | #318 |
| 2006 | 144 | #334 |
| 2005 | 153 | #307 |
| 2004 | 79 | #483 |
| 2003 | 50 | #632 |
| 2002 | 36 | #762 |
| 2001 | 38 | #722 |
| 2000 | 28 | #875 |
| 1999 | 19 | #1,149 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Edie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,064among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 91about 1 in 18,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 91 girls in the US were named Edie, making it the 2,064th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,623rd. Its busiest year was 1963, with 211 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888.
2025 had fewer girls named Edie than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Edie in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Edie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #2,064 |
| 2024 | 116 | #1,743 |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,656 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,742 |
| 2021 | 124 | #1,676 |
| 2020 | 128 | #1,623 |
| 2019 | 135 | #1,581 |
| 2018 | 130 | #1,633 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,902 |
| 2016 | 147 | #1,534 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2014 | 116 | #1,774 |
| 2013 | 82 | #2,259 |
| 2012 | 87 | #2,160 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,909 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2,514 |
| 2009 | 88 | #2,227 |
| 2008 | 78 | #2,441 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,684 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,701 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,700 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,961 |
| 2003 | 59 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 33 | #2,723 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 39 | #2,387 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 59 | #1,662 |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,877 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,801 |
| 1973 | 73 | #1,361 |
| 1972 | 83 | #1,248 |
| 1971 | 97 | #1,176 |
| 1970 | 90 | #1,238 |
| 1969 | 97 | #1,124 |
| 1968 | 90 | #1,123 |
| 1967 | 100 | #1,028 |
| 1966 | 89 | #1,119 |
| 1965 | 127 | #887 |
| 1964 | 162 | #824 |
| 1963 | 211 | #699 |
| 1962 | 183 | #767 |
| 1961 | 151 | #866 |
| 1960 | 143 | #865 |
| 1959 | 140 | #870 |
| 1958 | 105 | #1,011 |
| 1957 | 68 | #1,273 |
| 1956 | 48 | #1,532 |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,802 |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,768 |
| 1953 | 18 | #2,515 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,884 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,910 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,696 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,857 |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,632 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,770 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,542 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,095 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,860 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,531 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,520 |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,633 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,501 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,276 |
Names like Edie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daphne Marnie Eden Darcie Heidi Thea Sylvie Scarlett Elena Myla Autumn Lara
Other spellings of Edie
Names related to Edie
More Old English names
Alfie Edward Teddy Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar Alden
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Edie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/edie, updated 20 October 2026.