Eddie
A pet form of Edward or Edwin, both built on Old English ead, “wealth, fortune.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Eddie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 56 different years between 1882 and 1958. Its biggest year was 1947, when 4,457 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 80 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1910, at No. 59. In 2025 it ranked No. 860 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 15,760 of the 227,627 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Eddy (14,431), Edie (5,752), Edy (887) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Edward, Edwin
Explore Eddie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,526 | No. 86 |
| 1890s | 2,284 | No. 73 |
| 1900s | 3,695 | No. 63 |
| 1910s | 10,507 | No. 59 |
| 1920s | 16,921 | No. 101 |
| 1930s | 22,328 | No. 79 |
| 1940s | 34,807 | No. 78 |
| 1950s | 38,598 | No. 89 |
| 1960s | 30,573 | No. 102 |
| 1970s | 15,871 | No. 147 |
| 1980s | 12,008 | No. 177 |
| 1990s | 9,665 | No. 232 |
| 2000s | 7,109 | No. 349 |
| 2010s | 4,208 | No. 488 |
| 2020s | 1,767 | No. 730 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.