Edith

Meaning: Wealth and war
Origin: Old English

Nicknames: Edie

Girl's name · #499 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Edith belongs to an older America first — it reached #26 back in 1894 — yet it still appears in today's records at #499. About 271,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Edith is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Edith is especially popular in Finland (Swedish-sp.).

#5 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #38 in Sweden (2025) · #127 in England & Wales (2025) · #186 in Scotland (2025) · #236 in N. Ireland (2025) · #305 in Norway (2025) · #448 in Mexico (2024) · #455 in Ireland (2025) · #502 in Ecuador (2025) · #666 in Belgium (2025) · #773 in Austria (2025) · #818 in Switzerland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Ediths

Édith Piaf — French singer (1915–1963)
Edith Wharton — American writer and designer (1862–1937)
Edith Stein — Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
Édith Cresson — Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992
Edith Cavell — British nurse (1865–1915)

In stories & tradition

Edith Bunker — All in the Family (TV series)
Edith Artois — 'Allo 'Allo! (TV series)
Edith Prickley — Second City Television (TV series)

What Ediths become

Among 2,062 notable people named Edith:

Artists & writers appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Edith Wharton, American writer and designer (1862–1937).

Spellings & nicknames

About 120 girls a year are given Edie as their full name.

Similar names: Edie · Mattie · Edna · Aileen · Harriet · Emmie

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