How Many People Are Named Eda?
An estimated 1,240 people in the United States have the first name Eda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Eda peaked in popularity in 1916 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,240
About 1 in 276,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1916
100 births
Total Registered
4,185
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eda
Eda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,185 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eda as a female name
Ranked #5,984 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (100 births)
Eda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 706 babies were registered. Eda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eda by Decade
How has Eda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eda by State
Birth registrations for Eda span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Tennessee, Nebraska, Montana. On average, about 49 Edas were registered per state.
Eda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Eda
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Eda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eda?
We estimate approximately 1,240 people named Eda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 276,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Eda a common name?
Eda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,185 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eda most popular?
Eda reached peak popularity in 1916, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eda is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eda a female name?
Eda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eda Smith, Eda Johnson, Eda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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