How Many People Are Named Edda?
An estimated 388 people in the United States have the first name Edda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Edda peaked in popularity in 1930 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Edda 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 Edda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
388
About 1 in 883,387 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1930
22 births
Total Registered
723
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Edda
Edda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 723 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Edda as a female name
Ranked #6,681 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (22 births)
Edda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Edda span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 115 babies were registered. While Edda is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Edda by Decade
How has Edda 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.
Edda by State
Edda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Edda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Edda
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Edda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edda?
We estimate approximately 388 people named Edda 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 883,387 Americans share this first name.
Is Edda a common name?
Edda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 723 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Edda most popular?
Edda reached peak popularity in 1930, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Edda is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Edda a female name?
Edda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Edda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Edda Smith, Edda Johnson, Edda 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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