Declining since 2019, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Edyth since 1880
Babies named Edyth per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1918, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Edyth's real moment was 1894.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 110 |
| 1890s | 176 |
| 1900s | 210 |
| 1910s | 451 |
| 1920s | 540 |
| 1930s | 256 |
| 1940s | 183 |
| 1950s | 127 |
| 1960s | 79 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 28 |
| 2000s | 27 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s | 31 |
Meaning & origin
The name Edyth is a variant of the classic Edith, which enjoyed peak popularity in the United States in 1894. Today, however, Edyth is exceedingly rare: in 2025, only about 1 in 321,453 female births received the name, ranking it 14,942. The name has been in steady decline since at least 2019, following a long trajectory of falling use over the twentieth century. Once a staple of the 1890s, Edyth now evokes the quiet charm of an earlier era, but it remains a direct link to Old English heritage.
Edyth is a variant of Edith, from the Old English Eadgyð, composed of ead 'rich, blessed' and gyð 'war, battle'. The name was borne by a 10th-century English saint and was common among Anglo-Saxon nobility. After declining in the Middle Ages, Edith was revived in the 19th century, often in forms like Edyth.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Edie, Dee
Sibling names for Edyth
Names that share Edyth's style, for a brother or sister.
