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Edith

Pronounced IY1 D IH0 TH (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Edith?

Edith is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 271,124 children — the 166th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 7,858 children were given it.

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1918Girls: 7,858Boys: 19

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
IY1 D IH0 TH
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Edith

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Edith

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Edith?
Edith ranks 166th among girls' names in US records, with 271,124 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,208.
Is Edith a unisex name?
No. Edith is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Edith most popular?
1918, when 7,858 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.