Edith
Girl nameEdith has been given to 271,705 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #499 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈidɪθ/
Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint. Compare Swedish Edit.
Origin: Old English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
271,705
Peak year
1918 (7,877 babies)
Rank in 2025
#499 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -1%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Edith
Edith Wharton
American writer and designer (1862–1937)
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
Norma Shearer
Canadian-American actress (1902-1983)
Edith Cavell
British nurse (1865-1915)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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