Eddie

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Eddie or Eddy is a diminutive for given names such as Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Edison, Edsel, Edwin, Eduardo, Edmundo or Ed. It is also occasionally used as a given name on its own. Notable people known as Eddie or Eddy include:

From Wikipedia

Eddie first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 39 babies (rank #668 that year). In 2024 it was given to 34 boys (rank #781). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Eddie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Eddie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

686

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Eddie Munson — Hellfire Club

Famous people named Eddie

Eddie Vedderguitarist · b. 1964
Eddie IrvineFormula One driver · b. 1965
Eddie Cantorproducer · b. 1892
Eddie Nketiahassociation football player · b. 1999
Eddie Deezenfilm actor · b. 1958

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Eddie in 2024

Other boys' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	10	#1,136
1992	18	#791
1993	17	#831
1994	9	#1,203
1995	17	#888
1996	11	#1,200
1997	17	#860
1998	12	#1,105
1999	10	#1,287
2000	7	#1,635
2001	9	#1,404
2002	20	#828
2003	8	#1,606
2004	15	#1,081
2005	16	#1,072
2006	16	#1,116
2007	17	#1,106
2008	15	#1,255
2009	21	#1,019
2010	17	#1,182
2011	12	#1,526
2012	23	#957
2013	30	#790
2014	17	#1,177
2015	29	#820
2016	30	#823
2017	19	#1,141
2018	39	#668
2019	34	#737
2020	33	#765
2021	32	#817
2022	38	#695
2023	29	#854
2024	34	#781