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Edyn

EE-din /ˈi dɪn/

At a glance

In short
Edyn is a fresh, breezy spin on the biblical classic Eden, carrying the same Hebrew meaning of “delight” and “paradise,” yet gaining extra sparkle thanks to that playful y.
U.S. rank 2025
#3,645 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
41 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Slipping #3,221 in 2020 to #3,645 in 2025
Peak
#2,366 in 2016
First recorded
1996

Meaning of Edyn

Edyn is a fresh, breezy spin on the biblical classic Eden, carrying the same Hebrew meaning of “delight” and “paradise,” yet gaining extra sparkle thanks to that playful y. She evokes images of sun-dappled gardens and new beginnings, while her understated popularity—hovering in the 800-900 range for the past two decades—lets parents give their daughter a name that feels both familiar and one-of-a-kind. Edyn sounds like EE-din, rolling off the tongue with an easy cheerfulness, and she wears well from sandbox to boardroom. Literary types enjoy the subtle nod to the Garden of Eden’s promise of possibility, and travel buffs hear an echo of Edinburgh’s poetic nickname, adding a dash of Scottish mist to her roots. All told, Edyn is a name that invites wonder without wandering too far from tradition—a cozy garden gate leading to wide-open dreams.

How to pronounce Edyn

English

Popularity of Edyn in the U.S.

Edyn was the #3,645 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 41 babies. It peaked at #2,366 in 2016. It first appears in the records in 1996.

Bar and line chart: Edyn in the U.S., 1996–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 79 in 2016 and 41 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #2,366 in 2016, #3,645 in 2025.
  • Girls named Edyn (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1996–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1996⁠–⁠2025 29 rows
Edyn: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025413,645▼ 923
2024632,722▲ 8
2023632,730▲ 26
2022622,756▲ 583
2021473,339▼ 118
2020483,221▲ 116
2019473,337▼ 333
2018543,004▼ 169
2017592,835▼ 469
2016792,366▲ 370
2015642,736▲ 401
2014523,137▼ 679
2013732,458▼ 9
2012752,449▲ 347
2011622,796▼ 105
2010662,691▲ 201
2009602,892▲ 586
2008473,478▲ 1,197
2007314,675▲ 136
2006294,811▲ 302
2005255,113▲ 2,715
2004147,828▼ 2,033
2003205,795▲ 903
2002166,698▲ 2,060
2001118,758▲ 1,116
200099,874▲ 1,511
1999711,385▲ 2,737
1998514,122back (not recorded in 1997)
1996710,567new