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Edna

Girl's name · #2463 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Edna belongs to an older America first — it reached #11 back in 1899 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2463. About 295,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#86 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #860 in Scotland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,000 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,739 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ednas

• Edna St. Vincent Millay — American poet (1892–1950)
• Edna O'Brien — Irish writer (1930–2024)
• Edna Ferber — American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)
• Edna Purviance — American actor (1895–1958)
• Edna Kiplagat — Kenyan long-distance runner

In stories & tradition

• Edna Krabappel — The Simpsons (TV series)
• Dame Edna Everage — Australian fictional character
• Edna Mode — The Incredibles (film)

What Ednas become

Among 474 notable people named Edna:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Edna Purviance, American actor (1895–1958).

Similar names: Susie · Edith · Zena · Jennie · Rina · Dina

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