At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #14,942 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 5 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Slipping #9,546 in 2020 to #14,942 in 2025
- Peak
- #586 in 1894
- First recorded
- 1880
Meaning of Edyth
Edyth (pronounced ED-ith /ˈɛdɪθ/) is a lyrical variant of the venerable Old English name Edith, its ancient elements ēad (riches) and gyth (war) entwining to evoke both blessed abundance and fearless spirit. It unfurls like a sun-kissed fresco in a Tuscan villa, recalling the serene devotion of Saint Edith of Wilton and the stately grace of Queen Edith of Wessex, even as its warm vowels whisper of rolling English meadows at twilight. In its syllables one tastes the heady perfume of olive blossoms and hears the echoes of leather-bound tomes—an ode to literary foremothers like Edith Wharton, where wit mingles with wisdom as effortlessly as wine blends with fine poetry. Rare yet resonant, Edyth offers families a timeless mantle of strength and gentility, sans any risk of mistaking her for a pop sensation, and invites each new bearer to paint her own epic on the vast canvas of tomorrow.
How to pronounce Edyth
English
- Pronounced ED-ith /ˈɛdɪθ/
Popularity of Edyth in the U.S.
Edyth was the #14,942 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #586 in 1894.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1880–2025 111 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 14,942 | back (not recorded in 2023–2024) |
| 2022 | 7 | 12,243 | ▼ 1,951 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,292 | ▼ 746 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9,546 | ▲ 190 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9,736 | ▼ 585 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,151 | back (not recorded in 2017) |
| 2016 | 7 | 12,876 | ▲ 130 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,006 | ▼ 2,051 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10,955 | back (not recorded in 2013) |
| 2012 | 5 | 16,869 | ▼ 105 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16,764 | ▼ 1,805 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14,959 | ▲ 2,335 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,294 | back (not recorded in 2008) |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | back (not recorded in 2006) |
| 2005 | 5 | 16,462 | back (not recorded in 2003–2004) |
| 2002 | 5 | 15,432 | ▼ 3,376 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,056 | back (not recorded in 1999–2000) |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,122 | back (not recorded in 1996–1997) |
| 1995 | 6 | 11,783 | back (not recorded in 1994) |
| 1993 | 5 | 13,442 | ▼ 2,963 |
| 1992 | 7 | 10,479 | back (not recorded in 1991) |
| 1990 | 5 | 12,958 | back (not recorded in 1974–1989) |
| 1973 | 5 | 8,423 | back (not recorded in 1969–1972) |
| 1968 | 8 | 5,147 | ▲ 895 |
| 1967 | 6 | 6,042 | ▼ 233 |
| 1966 | 6 | 5,809 | ▼ 978 |
| 1965 | 8 | 4,831 | ▲ 177 |
| 1964 | 8 | 5,008 | ▼ 1,672 |
| 1963 | 15 | 3,336 | ▲ 927 |
| 1962 | 10 | 4,263 | ▲ 1,588 |
| 1961 | 6 | 5,851 | ▼ 2,163 |
| 1960 | 12 | 3,688 | ▼ 584 |
| 1959 | 15 | 3,104 | ▼ 441 |
| 1958 | 19 | 2,663 | back (not recorded in 1957) |
| 1956 | 15 | 3,048 | ▲ 177 |
| 1955 | 13 | 3,225 | ▼ 633 |
| 1954 | 18 | 2,592 | ▲ 677 |
| 1953 | 12 | 3,269 | ▲ 1,214 |
| 1952 | 7 | 4,483 | ▼ 1,906 |
| 1951 | 16 | 2,577 | ▲ 475 |
| 1950 | 12 | 3,052 | ▼ 326 |
| 1949 | 14 | 2,726 | ▼ 25 |
| 1948 | 14 | 2,701 | ▼ 422 |
| 1947 | 19 | 2,279 | ▲ 318 |
| 1946 | 14 | 2,597 | ▼ 139 |
| 1945 | 13 | 2,458 | ▼ 591 |
| 1944 | 21 | 1,867 | ▲ 127 |
| 1943 | 19 | 1,994 | ▼ 523 |
| 1942 | 31 | 1,471 | ▲ 139 |
| 1941 | 24 | 1,610 | ▲ 593 |
| 1940 | 14 | 2,203 | ▼ 78 |
| 1939 | 15 | 2,125 | ▼ 529 |
| 1938 | 23 | 1,596 | ▼ 103 |
| 1937 | 25 | 1,493 | ▲ 893 |
| 1936 | 12 | 2,386 | ▼ 1,079 |
| 1935 | 31 | 1,307 | ▲ 296 |
| 1934 | 22 | 1,603 | ▲ 120 |
| 1933 | 20 | 1,723 | ▼ 510 |
| 1932 | 35 | 1,213 | ▼ 38 |
| 1931 | 37 | 1,175 | ▲ 76 |
| 1930 | 36 | 1,251 | ▲ 196 |
| 1929 | 28 | 1,447 | ▲ 142 |
| 1928 | 26 | 1,589 | ▼ 481 |
| 1927 | 47 | 1,108 | ▼ 39 |
| 1926 | 49 | 1,069 | ▼ 73 |
| 1925 | 56 | 996 | ▼ 11 |
| 1924 | 60 | 985 | ▲ 20 |
| 1923 | 56 | 1,005 | ▼ 153 |
| 1922 | 74 | 852 | ▲ 40 |
| 1921 | 68 | 892 | ▼ 67 |
| 1920 | 76 | 825 | ▲ 84 |
| 1919 | 60 | 909 | ▼ 88 |
| 1918 | 76 | 821 | ▲ 20 |
| 1917 | 66 | 841 | ▲ 74 |
| 1916 | 55 | 915 | ▼ 65 |
| 1915 | 59 | 850 | ▲ 28 |
| 1914 | 44 | 878 | ▲ 103 |
| 1913 | 30 | 981 | ▲ 51 |
| 1912 | 25 | 1,032 | ▼ 50 |
| 1911 | 20 | 982 | ▲ 128 |
| 1910 | 16 | 1,110 | ▼ 242 |
| 1909 | 22 | 868 | ▲ 14 |
| 1908 | 20 | 882 | ▼ 11 |
| 1907 | 19 | 871 | ▼ 164 |
| 1906 | 27 | 707 | ▲ 27 |
| 1905 | 24 | 734 | ▲ 103 |
| 1904 | 19 | 837 | ▼ 77 |
| 1903 | 20 | 760 | ▼ 72 |
| 1902 | 24 | 688 | ▲ 83 |
| 1901 | 18 | 771 | ▲ 146 |
| 1900 | 17 | 917 | ▼ 253 |
| 1899 | 22 | 664 | ▲ 222 |
| 1898 | 15 | 886 | ▼ 171 |
| 1897 | 19 | 715 | ▲ 13 |
| 1896 | 19 | 728 | ▲ 18 |
| 1895 | 18 | 746 | ▼ 160 |
| 1894 | 25 | 586 | ▲ 208 |
| 1893 | 14 | 794 | ▼ 128 |
| 1892 | 19 | 666 | ▲ 277 |
| 1891 | 9 | 943 | ▼ 276 |
| 1890 | 16 | 667 | ▲ 20 |
| 1889 | 14 | 687 | ▼ 24 |
| 1888 | 15 | 663 | ▼ 55 |
| 1887 | 14 | 608 | ▲ 85 |
| 1886 | 11 | 693 | ▼ 85 |
| 1885 | 13 | 608 | ▲ 32 |
| 1884 | 11 | 640 | ▲ 11 |
| 1883 | 9 | 651 | ▼ 55 |
| 1882 | 10 | 596 | ▲ 83 |
| 1881 | 7 | 679 | ▲ 59 |
| 1880 | 6 | 738 | – |
Notable people named Edyth
- Edyth Walker was an American opera singer celebrated for her Wagner performances who later became a voice teacher.
- Edyth Goodall was a Scottish actress born in Dundee.