Eddie
Pronounced EH1 D IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Eddie?
Eddie is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 247,952 children — the 169th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 43% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1947, when 4,680 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Eddy and Edie — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Eddie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Eddy
- Edie
Nicknames
Eddie is itself a short form of Edward.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 D IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Eddie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Eddie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Eddie?
- Eddie ranks 169th among boys' names in US records, with 247,952 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,425.
- Is Eddie a unisex name?
- No. Eddie is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Eddie most popular?
- 1947, when 4,680 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Eddie spelled?
- Eddy, Edie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.