The first name Edythe
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name from Old English, variant of Edith.
A form of Edith.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Edythe last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Edythe with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Edythe at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Edythe, the 11,200th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 582 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Edythe
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Edythe ChapmanAmerican actress (1863-1948)
Questions
- How popular is the name Edythe?
- In 2010, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Edythe, ranking 5,707th.
- Is Edythe a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,880 US babies named Edythe since 1880 were girls.
- When was Edythe most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 582 babies were named Edythe, its highest rank at 261st.
- What name is Edythe a form of?
- Edythe is a form of Edith.