Holding steady.
Popularity of Ednamae since 1912
Babies named Ednamae per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 115 |
| 1920s | 132 |
| 1930s | 58 |
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Ednamae is a compound name that reflects a distinctive early 20th-century American naming fashion, blending two familiar names into a single given name. Its first recorded use in the United States was in 1912, and it reached its peak popularity in 1914. The name has remained very stable in its obscurity since the 1910s, with no significant revival. It has never ranked among the top 1000 names nationally and shows no associated top states from the available data. Ednamae is a historical curiosity, a snapshot of a style that valued combining names like Edna and Mae, both once common independently.
Ednamae is a compound name formed from Edna and Mae, typical of early 20th-century American naming style that favored blended names. Edna derives from the Hebrew 'ednah' meaning 'pleasure' or 'delight,' appearing in the Old Testament apocrypha. Mae, often a form of May, refers to the month or is a shortened form of Mary. The combination Ednamae saw peak use in the 1910s but has since fallen out of common usage.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Edna, Mae, Eddie
Variants: Edna Mae, Edna-Mae
Sibling names for Ednamae
Names that share Ednamae's style, for a brother or sister.
