Edythe

EH-deyeth /ˈɛdaɪð/
girl 3 syllables trending up

Edythe is an established variant of Edith that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.

Edythe is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,200 for girl births in the United States (and #18,896 across all names), given to 8 babies. Edythe was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (582 births).

About the name Edythe

PronunciationEH-deyeth /ˈɛdaɪð/
CultureEnglish
#11,200U.S. rank among girls 2025
#18,896among all names 2025
8U.S. births 2025
582peak births 1918
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Edythe

How popular is Edythe?

Girls named Edythe 8 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Edythe per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Edythe total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202588#11,200
202477#12,525
202399#10,538
202266#14,059
202199#10,512
202066#13,900
20191010#9,943
201888#11,704
201799#10,935
20161212#9,039
201577#13,397
20141515#7,776
20131313#8,719
201288#12,554
20111111#9,916
201088#12,626
200955#18,097
200755#18,441
200677#14,008
200555#17,252
200166#14,046
19945—#14,085
19855—#11,136
19845—#10,874
19827—#8,479
19817—#8,363
198010—#6,426
19798—#7,504
19785—#10,195
197710—#5,997
19766—#8,438
197511—#5,245
19748—#6,404
197315—#4,036
197216—#3,759
197120—#3,293
197018—#3,467
196915—#3,666
196826—#2,445
196718—#2,993
196628—#2,266
196541—#1,776
196446—#1,711
196350—#1,603
196240—#1,808
196136—#1,931
196052—#1,545
195957—#1,421
195847—#1,559
195768—#1,278
195666—#1,281
195558—#1,325
195451—#1,414
195363—#1,216
195254—#1,302
195176—#1,064
195082—#1,009
194982—#993
194881—#967
194795—#910
194693—#858
194592—#780
194487—#819
194395—#796
194294—#785
1941107—#679
1940107—#670
1939103—#669
1938116—#639
1937112—#641
1936117—#606
1935116—#605
1934142—#542
1933138—#541
1932154—#528
1931176—#485
1930159—#539
1929191—#486
1928261—#421
1927293—#401
1926310—#391
1925386—#342
1924442—#317
1923423—#312
1922487—#292
1921521—#290
1920512—#291
1919517—#280
1918582—#261
1917561—#263
1916507—#271
1915542—#256
1914365—#273
1913318—#259
1912293—#261
1911181—#292
1910189—#282
1909151—#292
1908147—#292
1907153—#283
1906146—#276
1905117—#310
1904116—#299
190390—#329
1902113—#296
1901123—#263
1900119—#301
189991—#314
1898116—#283
189798—#287
189690—#307
189588—#310
189477—#319
189371—#319
189271—#320
189153—#346
189055—#347
188957—#326
188846—#350
188751—#297
188646—#308
188539—#324
188420—#451
188323—#387
188224—#364
188119—#384
188019—#377