Edee
A French feminine name derived from the Old French name Edith.
Name Census estimates that about 97 living Americans carry the first name Edee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Edee today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edee births was 1964 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edee. 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 Edee with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Edee. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
97
~ 1 in 3,533,550 Americans
Peak year
1964
9 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2019 SSA rank
#14,272
Tracked since 1960
Census
Edee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 260 people with the first name Edee, which placed it at #32,383 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
#32,383
National first-name rank
People counted
260
260 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edee is White at 78.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.0%). 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 Edee 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 Edee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.5% · 204
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 13
- Two or more races5.0% · 13
- Black or African American3.1% · 8
Popularity
Edee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edee from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 48 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edee 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 Edee 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 Edee
The given name Edee is believed to have its origins in the Old English language, dating back to the 5th century AD. It is derived from the Old English word "ead," which means "prosperity" or "fortune." The name was initially used as a masculine name, but over time, it became more commonly associated with females.
During the Anglo-Saxon period in England, the name Edee was relatively popular among the nobility and upper classes. It was often used as a shortened form of longer names such as Eadric or Eadwine. The earliest recorded use of the name Edee can be found in the Domesday Book, a medieval census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Edee was Edee of Mercia, a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon princess who married King Beorhtric of Wessex. Another notable bearer of the name was Edee of Wilton, a 12th-century English abbess and writer who is credited with writing the first known biography of St. Edward the Confessor.
In the 13th century, Edee de Bergholt, an English nun and mystic, gained recognition for her visions and spiritual writings. During the same period, Edee of Westoning, an English noblewoman, played a significant role in the foundation of a Dominican priory in Bedfordshire.
In the 16th century, Edee of Somerset, a English courtier and landowner, was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for the English Reformation. She was a close friend of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.
Throughout history, the name Edee has been borne by various individuals from different walks of life, including writers, artists, nobility, and religious figures. While its popularity has fluctuated over the centuries, the name Edee continues to be used, often as a diminutive form of longer names or as a standalone given name.
People
Edee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edee 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
Edee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 97 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edee 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 3,533,550 US residents.
Is Edee a common name?
We classify Edee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 108 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edee most popular?
The single biggest year for Edee was 1964, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edee is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 260 people with the name Edee, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,383 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 Edee 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 Edee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edee leans strongly female. 243 people counted with this name were female (96.0%), compared with 10 male bearers (4.0%). 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 Edee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edee is White at 78.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.0%). 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 Edee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Edee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.5% (204 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 Edee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edee in the SSA data are female. 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 Edee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edee 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 Edee 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 are named Edee?
Find out how many people have the name Edee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.