Edith

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word ēad, meaning wealth or prosperity, in combination with the Old English gȳð, meaning strife, and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith.

From Wikipedia

Edith first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 79 babies (rank #405 that year). In 2024 it was given to 51 girls (rank #564). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Edith

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,149

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Downton Abbey: Lady Edith Crawley — the middle daughter

Famous people named Edith

Edith Whartonprose writer · b. 1862
Edith Steinautobiographer · b. 1891
Edith Cavellgoverness · b. 1865
Edith Evansfilm actor · b. 1888
Edith Södergranpoet · b. 1892

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	57	#456
1992	39	#607
1993	30	#728
1994	28	#694
1995	29	#725
1996	21	#938
1997	14	#1,235
1998	14	#1,240
1999	17	#1,078
2000	15	#1,173
2001	11	#1,491
2002	12	#1,420
2003	14	#1,307
2004	8	#2,031
2005	18	#1,157
2006	11	#1,716
2007	9	#2,048
2008	17	#1,345
2009	27	#947
2010	17	#1,403
2011	18	#1,304
2012	32	#843
2013	31	#861
2014	45	#657
2015	61	#507
2016	53	#569
2017	70	#459
2018	57	#535
2019	79	#405
2020	69	#431
2021	55	#526
2022	67	#437
2023	53	#541
2024	51	#564