How Many People Are Named Edna?
people named Edna are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,470 people in the US has this name
Based on 296,158 babies named Edna in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
8,730 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Edna (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Edna alive today is about 70 years old, and 78% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Edna first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 8,730 babies. In 2025, 72 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Edna never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #11, in 1899, and it was in the top 100 for 63 years, 1880 to 1942. In 2025 it ranked #2,463.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,463 |
| Best rank | #11 (1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | 63 (1880 to 1942) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #35 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Edna alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Edna were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5,176 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Edna was given 1.8 times as often in Kentucky, 1.8 times in North Carolina and 1.6 times in Mississippi.
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