How Many People Are Named Edie?
An estimated 4,822 people in the United States have the first name Edie. It is predominantly female (98.6%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Edie peaked in popularity in 1963 with 211 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Edie 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 Edie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Edie is overwhelmingly female, 80 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
4,822
About 1 in 71,081 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.6% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1963
211 births
Total Registered
5,659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Edie
Edie is predominantly female (98.6%), though 80 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Edie as a male name
Ranked #9,266 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1914 (9 births)
Edie as a female name
Ranked #1,762 in 2024
114 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (211 births)
Edie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Edie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,353 babies were registered. While Edie is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Edie by Decade
How has Edie 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.
Edie by State
Birth registrations for Edie span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kentucky, Iowa, Hawaii. On average, about 71 Edies were registered per state.
Edie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Edie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Edie
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Edie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edie?
We estimate approximately 4,822 people named Edie 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 71,081 Americans share this first name.
Is Edie a common name?
Edie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Edie most popular?
Edie reached peak popularity in 1963, when 211 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Edie is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Edie a female name?
Edie is predominantly female. 98.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Edie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Edie Smith, Edie Johnson, Edie 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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