Eddi
A masculine name derived from the Old English name "Eadwig", meaning "prosperous in war".
Name Census estimates that about 122 living Americans carry the first name Eddi. It is a predominantly male name (95.2% of registrations). The average person named Eddi today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eddi births was 2006 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eddi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eddi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
122
~ 1 in 2,809,462 Americans
Peak year
2006
12 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2016 SSA rank
#5,885
Tracked since 1960
Census
Eddi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 619 people with the first name Eddi, which placed it at #17,674 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,674
National first-name rank
People counted
619
619 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
53.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eddi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eddi is Hispanic at 53.3%. The next largest groups are White (27.3%) and Black (13.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eddi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eddi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino53.3% · 330
- White27.3% · 169
- Black or African American13.9% · 86
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 28
- Two or more races0.8% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Eddi
Eddi leans heavily male at 95.2% of total registrations, but 6 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Eddi as a male name
- Ranked #12,741 in 2016
- 5 male births in 2016
- Peak: 2006 (12 births)
Eddi as a female name
- Ranked #5,885 in 1960
- 6 female births in 1960
- Peak: 1960 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Eddi on both sides of the split. Of the 622 people counted with this name, 470 were male (75.6%) and 152 were female (24.4%).
Popularity
Eddi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eddi from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 63 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Eddi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eddi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eddi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eddi
The name Eddi is believed to be derived from the Old English word "ead," meaning "prosperity" or "fortune." It is a diminutive form of the name Edmund, which means "rich protector." The name Eddi has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain, and it dates back to the early medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eddi appears in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, written by the Venerable Bede in the 8th century. Bede mentions an abbot named Eddi, who was a student of St. Wilfrid and wrote a Life of the saint.
In the 9th century, an Anglo-Saxon monk named Eddi, also known as Eddius Stephanus, wrote a biography of St. Wilfrid, titled the Life of Wilfrid. This work is considered an important source for the history of the Anglo-Saxon Church and the conversion of Northumbria to Christianity.
During the Middle Ages, the name Eddi was relatively uncommon but still in use. One notable figure was Eddi Haroldsson, a Norwegian nobleman who lived in the 11th century and was the son of King Harald Hardrada.
In the 13th century, a Franciscan friar named Eddi de Wynaldum, also known as Eddi of Winchelsea, was an influential theologian and philosopher. He wrote several works on logic and metaphysics.
Another historical figure who bore the name Eddi was Eddi Biørn, a 14th-century Icelandic chieftain and lawspeaker. He played a significant role in the Icelandic Commonwealth and is mentioned in the Sturlunga saga, a collection of contemporary Norse sagas.
While the name Eddi has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a part of the historical record, reflecting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Anglo-Saxon people and their influence on the development of English names.
People
Eddi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eddi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eddi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eddi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 122 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eddi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,809,462 US residents.
Is Eddi a common name?
We classify Eddi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 125 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eddi most popular?
The single biggest year for Eddi was 2006, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eddi is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eddi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 619 people with the name Eddi, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,674 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eddi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eddi?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Eddi on both sides of the split. Of the 622 people counted with this name, 470 were male (75.6%) and 152 were female (24.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eddi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eddi is Hispanic at 53.3%. The next largest groups are White (27.3%) and Black (13.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eddi most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eddi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.3% (330 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eddi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eddi a male name?
Yes, 95.2% of people registered as Eddi in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eddi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eddi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eddi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Eddi?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.