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Eddy

Boy

Meaning of Eddy: English: 'wealthy guardian'

Eddy is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1525th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1525

113 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,431

First recorded 1884 · peak 1956

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 93 babies1983: 81 babies1984: 101 babies1985: 85 babies1986: 110 babies1987: 110 babies1988: 117 babies1989: 131 babies1990: 131 babies19901991: 151 babies1992: 173 babies1993: 159 babies1994: 129 babies1995: 130 babies1996: 144 babies1997: 145 babies1998: 108 babies1999: 127 babies2000: 120 babies20002001: 134 babies2002: 172 babies2003: 146 babies2004: 186 babies2005: 164 babies2006: 230 babies2007: 166 babies2008: 174 babies2009: 200 babies2010: 165 babies20102011: 178 babies2012: 178 babies2013: 155 babies2014: 139 babies2015: 124 babies2016: 139 babies2017: 120 babies2018: 123 babies2019: 111 babies2020: 108 babies20202021: 119 babies2022: 120 babies2023: 120 babies2024: 121 babies2025: 113 babies
US babies named Eddy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 230.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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