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Edyth

ED-ith /ˈɛdɪθ/

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

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.

Bar and line chart: Edyth in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 76 in 1918 and 5 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #586 in 1894, #14,942 in 2025.
  • Girls named Edyth (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 111 rows
Edyth: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025514,942back (not recorded in 2023–2024)
2022712,243▼ 1,951
2021910,292▼ 746
2020109,546▲ 190
2019109,736▼ 585
2018119,151back (not recorded in 2017)
2016712,876▲ 130
2015713,006▼ 2,051
2014910,955back (not recorded in 2013)
2012516,869▼ 105
2011516,764▼ 1,805
2010614,959▲ 2,335
2009517,294back (not recorded in 2008)
2007517,636back (not recorded in 2006)
2005516,462back (not recorded in 2003–2004)
2002515,432▼ 3,376
2001712,056back (not recorded in 1999–2000)
1998514,122back (not recorded in 1996–1997)
1995611,783back (not recorded in 1994)
1993513,442▼ 2,963
1992710,479back (not recorded in 1991)
1990512,958back (not recorded in 1974–1989)
197358,423back (not recorded in 1969–1972)
196885,147▲ 895
196766,042▼ 233
196665,809▼ 978
196584,831▲ 177
196485,008▼ 1,672
1963153,336▲ 927
1962104,263▲ 1,588
196165,851▼ 2,163
1960123,688▼ 584
1959153,104▼ 441
1958192,663back (not recorded in 1957)
1956153,048▲ 177
1955133,225▼ 633
1954182,592▲ 677
1953123,269▲ 1,214
195274,483▼ 1,906
1951162,577▲ 475
1950123,052▼ 326
1949142,726▼ 25
1948142,701▼ 422
1947192,279▲ 318
1946142,597▼ 139
1945132,458▼ 591
1944211,867▲ 127
1943191,994▼ 523
1942311,471▲ 139
1941241,610▲ 593
1940142,203▼ 78
1939152,125▼ 529
1938231,596▼ 103
1937251,493▲ 893
1936122,386▼ 1,079
1935311,307▲ 296
1934221,603▲ 120
1933201,723▼ 510
1932351,213▼ 38
1931371,175▲ 76
1930361,251▲ 196
1929281,447▲ 142
1928261,589▼ 481
1927471,108▼ 39
1926491,069▼ 73
192556996▼ 11
192460985▲ 20
1923561,005▼ 153
192274852▲ 40
192168892▼ 67
192076825▲ 84
191960909▼ 88
191876821▲ 20
191766841▲ 74
191655915▼ 65
191559850▲ 28
191444878▲ 103
191330981▲ 51
1912251,032▼ 50
191120982▲ 128
1910161,110▼ 242
190922868▲ 14
190820882▼ 11
190719871▼ 164
190627707▲ 27
190524734▲ 103
190419837▼ 77
190320760▼ 72
190224688▲ 83
190118771▲ 146
190017917▼ 253
189922664▲ 222
189815886▼ 171
189719715▲ 13
189619728▲ 18
189518746▼ 160
189425586▲ 208
189314794▼ 128
189219666▲ 277
18919943▼ 276
189016667▲ 20
188914687▼ 24
188815663▼ 55
188714608▲ 85
188611693▼ 85
188513608▲ 32
188411640▲ 11
18839651▼ 55
188210596▲ 83
18817679▲ 59
18806738–

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.