Edna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Edna is a feminine given name originating from several languages. In Hebrew, it means "pleasure, delight". The name appears in the Biblical apocryphal Book of Tobit as the mother of Sarah and mother in law of Tobias.

From Wikipedia

Edna first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 8,698 babies (rank #23 that year). In 2024 it was given to 94 girls (rank #2,054). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Edna

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

296,064

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

8,698

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Edna

Edna St. Vincent Millaylibrettist · b. 1892
Edna O'Brienshort story writer · b. 1930
Edna Ferbershort story writer · b. 1885
Edna Purviancefilm actor · b. 1895
Edna Kiplagatmarathon runner · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	588	#45
1881	637	#39
1882	783	#39
1883	823	#41
1884	957	#36
1885	1,077	#30
1886	1,314	#23
1887	1,339	#24
1888	1,687	#22
1889	1,815	#18
1890	1,973	#18
1891	1,963	#18
1892	2,218	#18
1893	2,378	#14
1894	2,458	#15
1895	2,560	#14
1896	2,604	#13
1897	2,567	#12
1898	2,813	#12
1899	2,534	#11
1900	3,102	#12
1901	2,488	#13
1902	2,754	#13
1903	2,667	#15
1904	2,762	#15
1905	2,953	#15
1906	3,011	#15
1907	3,301	#15
1908	3,365	#17
1909	3,429	#16
1910	3,664	#18
1911	3,957	#17
1912	5,136	#16
1913	5,558	#18
1914	6,289	#19
1915	8,144	#20
1916	8,625	#19
1917	8,422	#20
1918	8,698	#23
1919	8,404	#22
1920	8,331	#27
1921	8,302	#27
1922	7,622	#29
1923	7,299	#32
1924	7,408	#31
1925	6,781	#37
1926	6,396	#38
1927	6,086	#40
1928	5,473	#45
1929	4,931	#51
1930	4,762	#51
1931	4,461	#52
1932	4,279	#50
1933	3,730	#55
1934	3,809	#55
1935	3,420	#67
1936	3,305	#71
1937	3,223	#74
1938	3,080	#82
1939	2,904	#81
1940	2,836	#86
1941	2,834	#89
1942	2,763	#99
1943	2,753	#106
1944	2,395	#112
1945	2,151	#119
1946	2,281	#126
1947	2,417	#131
1948	2,096	#139
1949	2,173	#142
1950	1,854	#157
1951	1,803	#170
1952	1,745	#177
1953	1,615	#190
1954	1,679	#189
1955	1,524	#205
1956	1,550	#205
1957	1,240	#241
1958	1,226	#244
1959	1,181	#256
1960	1,107	#270
1961	1,041	#286
1962	981	#294
1963	852	#324
1964	790	#340
1965	711	#340
1966	680	#343
1967	582	#376
1968	499	#424
1969	455	#450
1970	448	#466
1971	444	#459
1972	403	#461
1973	341	#504
1974	315	#532
1975	313	#548
1976	277	#588
1977	311	#566
1978	271	#623
1979	289	#612
1980	284	#643
1981	270	#656
1982	217	#761
1983	229	#725
1984	207	#778
1985	202	#812
1986	175	#919
1987	192	#883
1988	151	#1,056
1989	236	#809
1990	206	#927
1991	212	#912
1992	184	#1,022
1993	171	#1,065
1994	148	#1,193
1995	131	#1,282
1996	137	#1,271
1997	138	#1,274
1998	131	#1,342
1999	116	#1,484
2000	126	#1,460
2001	148	#1,300
2002	126	#1,501
2003	128	#1,522
2004	138	#1,465
2005	129	#1,582
2006	104	#1,934
2007	134	#1,657
2008	112	#1,893
2009	104	#1,992
2010	101	#1,980
2011	100	#1,974
2012	94	#2,048
2013	97	#2,006
2014	90	#2,131
2015	81	#2,300
2016	83	#2,289
2017	75	#2,409
2018	122	#1,695
2019	82	#2,238
2020	88	#2,084
2021	91	#2,089
2022	90	#2,125
2023	103	#1,925
2024	94	#2,054