Girl's name
Edith
Say it EE-dith
Old English origin 2 syllables
Where Edith is loved, common and rare
Common in Sweden. Rare in the UK, Norway, Ireland and nine more places.
1 in 649 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Sweden 38thEngland and Wales 125thScotland 183rd
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Every place
In 15 of the 40 official lists, among them Sweden (38th), England and Wales (125th) and Scotland (183rd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 38th 2025 | 224 | about 1 in 179 |
| England and Wales | 125th 2025 | 390 | 1 in 649 |
| Scotland | 183rd 2025 | 22 | 1 in 813 |
| Northern Ireland | 231st 2025 | 7 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Norway | 302nd 2025 | 12 | 1 in 1,816 |
| Ireland | 443rd 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,641 |
| British Columbia province | 457th 2023 | 7 | about 1 in 1,708 |
| Quebec province | 467th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 2,600 |
| Ontario province | 675th 2024 | 18 | about 1 in 3,026 |
| Austria | 742nd 2025 | 5 | 1 in 7,144 |
| Switzerland | 788th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 4,856 |
| France | 816th 2025 | 70 | 1 in 4,097 |
| Berlin city | 937th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 7,252 |
| Italy | 1219th 2024 | 7 | 1 in 25,596 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Inherited from the Old English Ēadġȳþ, Edith has a long English history. It was the name of a 10th-century English saint. No meaning is recorded here for the Old English elements, so it is best described by that long English history.
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Two syllables, said EE-dith, with the stress on the first. Edie is a natural short form. Edit is the Swedish and Hungarian spelling, and Edyta and Ditte are forms from Polish and Danish.
Sweden is where it is most popular today, and it is also used in Norway and Austria. In the English-speaking world it ranks best in England and Wales, and appears in Scotland and Northern Ireland. French records put its peak around 1950, and it is declining in several regions, so it is a vintage name in steady but modest use.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- EE-dith, 2 syllables
- Origin
- Old English
- Other spellings
- Ditte
- Edit
- Edyta
- Eedit
- Editta
- Edīte
- Edita
- Edite
Etymology
Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ. Name of a 10th century English saint. Compare Swedish Edit.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 1 of 12 regions, falling in 8.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 101 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 95 | 112 | 127 | 125 |
| Scotland | 169 | 178 | 193 | 152 | 143 | 177 | 195 | 163 | 275 | 183 |
| Northern Ireland | 211 | 263 | 138 | 167 | 149 | 164 | 243 | 193 | 169 | 231 |
| Ireland | 254 | 249 | 336 | 421 | 246 | 258 | 559 | 226 | 412 | 443 |
| Ontario | 552 | 375 | 519 | 346 | 343 | 654 | 359 | 587 | 675 | |
| British Columbia | 513 | 345 | 224 | 375 | 290 | 486 | 457 | |||
| Victoria | 96 | |||||||||
| South Australia | 174 | 121 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 730 | 601 | 927 | 646 | 526 | 584 | 722 | 536 | 467 | |
| France | 1065 | 1161 | 1696 | 1112 | 839 | 1006 | 898 | 1034 | 831 | 816 |
| Austria | 1331 | 604 | 1331 | 874 | 758 | 1307 | 727 | 1301 | 742 | |
| Switzerland | 1002 | 1116 | 1296 | 1020 | 1045 | 1370 | 1008 | 1795 | 1540 | 788 |
| Berlin | 310 | 543 | 550 | 435 | 558 | 437 | 468 | 937 | ||
| Cologne | 615 | 299 | 332 | 432 | 318 | |||||
| Leipzig | 375 | 411 | 151 | 161 | 262 | 389 | 215 | 222 | 344 | |
| Rostock | 105 | 197 | 158 | |||||||
| Norway | 210 | 238 | 281 | 189 | 217 | 237 | 271 | 216 | 364 | 302 |
| Sweden | 49 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 44 | 39 | 38 |
| Catalonia | 288 | 347 | 445 | 613 | 487 | |||||
| Italy | 725 | 889 | 891 | 1219 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125 | 390 | 154.0 |
| 2024 | 127 | 380 | 147.3 |
| 2023 | 112 | 434 | 169.2 |
| 2022 | 95 | 515 | 195.4 |
| 2021 | 83 | 613 | 223.7 |
| 2020 | 85 | 599 | 223.2 |
| 2019 | 89 | 598 | 213.5 |
| 2018 | 91 | 599 | 207.8 |
| 2017 | 92 | 568 | 189.9 |
| 2016 | 101 | 558 | 181.7 |
| 2015 | 122 | 480 | 155.9 |
| 2014 | 122 | 456 | 148.7 |
| 2013 | 164 | 318 | 103.1 |
| 2012 | 221 | 226 | 70.2 |
| 2011 | 206 | 247 | 76.9 |
| 2010 | 259 | 194 | 60.4 |
| 2009 | 253 | 189 | 60.3 |
| 2008 | 280 | 169 | 53.5 |
| 2007 | 291 | 162 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 362 | 117 | 39.1 |
| 2005 | 374 | 108 | 37.5 |
| 2004 | 574 | 54 | 18.9 |
| 2003 | 578 | 51 | 18.3 |
| 2002 | 822 | 29 | 10.8 |
| 2001 | 936 | 23 | 8.6 |
| 2000 | 930 | 23 | 8.4 |
| 1999 | 703 | 33 | 11.7 |
| 1998 | 1392 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 1287 | 14 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 1112 | 17 | 5.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Edith in France since 1925 were born in or after 1953. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1950, at 373.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Edith per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1950 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Edith
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith. Same first letter as Edith.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 291 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 515 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Marie and Maria.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 80 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 3,206 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Edith.
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Edith.
Middle names for Edith
1 in 71 in Scotland
Edith Olivia
2-4 beats · initials EO
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Edith Grace
2-1 beats · initials EG
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Edith Emily
2-3 beats · initials EE
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Edith Sophia
2-3 beats · initials ES
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Edith Maria
2-3 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Edith Amelia
2-4 beats · initials EA
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Edith Rose
2-1 beats · initials ER
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 162 in England and Wales
Edith Evelyn
2-3 beats · initials EE
Changes the beat after Edith: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Edith
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 80 in Northern Ireland
96% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 632 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 3,206 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
90% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 132 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 1,214 in Northern Ireland
89% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
89% alike: moves with Edith across countries and decades.
Famous people named Edith
Édith Piaf, Edith Wharton, Edith Stein, Édith Cresson, Edith Cavell, Edith Evans, Edith Södergran and Edith Roosevelt.
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French singer (1915–1963)
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American writer and designer (1862–1937)
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Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
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Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992 born 1934
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British nurse (1865-1915)
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British actress (1888–1976)
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Finland Swedish poet and writer (1892–1923)
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First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909 1861 to 1948
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Edith
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Edith?
Her best rank is No. 38 in Sweden in 2025, about 1 in 179 girls. She is in the published lists of 15 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Edith?
EE-dith, with 2 syllables.
Is Edith getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 1 of 12 regions, falling in 8.
Which sister names go with Edith?
The deck's top five sisters for Edith: Ellen, Nancy, Martha, Carmen and Nicole. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.