Edna
Girl name · #2458 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 72 baby girls were named Edna, placing it at #2458 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2294, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,000 girls born in 2025 was named Edna.
The 145-year story
Edna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 588 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 8,698 girls were named Edna — good for #23 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Edna per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Edna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Edna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Edna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Edna is most common
State-level data for Edna is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Edna
Statistically, parents drawn to Edna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Elva, Verna, Ina, Dora, and Eugenia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Edna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2458 |
| 2024 | 95 | #2040 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1922 |
| 2022 | 90 | #2123 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2085 |
| 2020 | 88 | #2078 |
| 2019 | 82 | #2231 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1692 |
| 2017 | 75 | #2401 |
| 2016 | 84 | #2269 |
| 2015 | 81 | #2294 |
| 2014 | 92 | #2096 |
| 2013 | 97 | #2002 |
| 2012 | 95 | #2028 |
| 2011 | 100 | #1968 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1959 |
| 2009 | 104 | #1989 |
| 2008 | 113 | #1880 |
| 2007 | 136 | #1635 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1878 |
| 2005 | 131 | #1553 |
| 2004 | 139 | #1459 |
| 2003 | 130 | #1498 |
| 2002 | 126 | #1500 |
| 2001 | 149 | #1295 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Edna a popular girl name?
Edna ranked #2458 among girls in 2025 with 72 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2294.
When was the name Edna most popular?
Edna peaked in 1918, when 8,698 American girls received the name (ranked #23 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Edna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,000 newborn American girls was named Edna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.