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Edna

Girl

Meaning of Edna: Hebrew: 'pleasure' or 'delight'

Edna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2368th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2368

72 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

296,158

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 270 babies1982: 217 babies1983: 229 babies1984: 207 babies1985: 203 babies1986: 175 babies1987: 192 babies1988: 151 babies1989: 236 babies1990: 206 babies19901991: 212 babies1992: 184 babies1993: 171 babies1994: 149 babies1995: 131 babies1996: 137 babies1997: 138 babies1998: 132 babies1999: 116 babies2000: 126 babies20002001: 149 babies2002: 126 babies2003: 130 babies2004: 139 babies2005: 131 babies2006: 108 babies2007: 136 babies2008: 113 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 102 babies20102011: 100 babies2012: 95 babies2013: 97 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 81 babies2016: 84 babies2017: 75 babies2018: 122 babies2019: 82 babies2020: 88 babies20202021: 91 babies2022: 90 babies2023: 103 babies2024: 95 babies2025: 72 babies
US babies named Edna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 270.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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