# Eda (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/eda/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “riches” |
| Pronunciation | /iː.də/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,208 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,208 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 337, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 5,993 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,323 |
| 2013 | 23 | 5,701 |
| 2014 | 17 | 7,084 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,884 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6,488 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8,420 |
| 2018 | 23 | 5,503 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7,853 |
| 2020 | 20 | 5,921 |
| 2021 | 23 | 5,450 |
| 2022 | 23 | 5,512 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5,802 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6,006 |
| 2025 | 22 | 5,600 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 1,903 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2,338 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2,314 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2,195 |
| 2016 | 18 | 1,689 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,458 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,846 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,402 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2,178 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1,743 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

## People named Eda

- Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian singer (born 1981)
- Eda Ahi, Estonian poet (born 1990)
- Eda Nemoede Casterton, American artist (1877-1969)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.