Edy
A pet name derived from Old German meaning wealthy.
Name Census estimates that about 837 living Americans carry the first name Edy. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 78.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Edy today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edy births was 2006 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edy. 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 Edy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
837
~ 1 in 409,503 Americans
Peak year
2006
40 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,914
Tracked since 1946
Census
Edy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,336 people with the first name Edy, which placed it at #5,212 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
#5,212
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,336 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
79.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edy is Hispanic at 79.5%. The next largest groups are White (10.6%) and Black (5.8%). 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 Edy 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 Edy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino79.5% · 2,651
- White10.6% · 355
- Black or African American5.8% · 195
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 108
- Two or more races0.5% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 9
Gender
Gender distribution for Edy
Edy is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 860 total registrations, 675 (78.5%) were male and 185 (21.5%) were female.
Edy as a male name
- Ranked #4,914 in 2024
- 20 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (34 births)
Edy as a female name
- Ranked #16,544 in 2017
- 5 female births in 2017
- Peak: 2007 (14 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Edy on both sides of the split. Of the 3,334 people counted with this name, 2,557 were male (76.7%) and 777 were female (23.3%).
Popularity
Edy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edy from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 267 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Edy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edy 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 Edy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Edy, while New York, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Edy
The name Edy has its origins in the Germanic language, derived from the Old English word "ead" which means prosperity or fortune. It was a popular name among the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, particularly in regions such as Wessex and Mercia in present-day England.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Edy can be found in the Domesday Book, a medieval manuscript compiled in 1086 under the reign of William the Conqueror. The book mentions an individual named "Edi" who was a landowner in the county of Essex.
The name Edy also appears in several ancient texts and religious scriptures. In the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," one of the characters is named "Ēadric," which is a compound name derived from "ead" and "ric" (meaning ruler or powerful).
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals named Edy. One of the earliest examples is Edy of St. Albans (c. 1109 - c. 1191), an English Benedictine monk and historian who wrote the "Vita Anselmi" (Life of Anselm), a biography of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Another prominent figure was Edy Merckx (born 1945), a Belgian professional road cyclist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He won numerous prestigious races, including five Tour de France titles and five Giro d'Italia victories.
In the field of literature, Edy Legrand (1892 - 1970) was a French novelist and playwright who wrote several works exploring the themes of love, passion, and human relationships. Her novel "La Bâtarde" (The Bastard) was a significant literary success in the early 20th century.
Edy Veneziano (1892 - 1967) was an Italian painter and sculptor known for his works in the Futurist and Metaphysical art movements. His art often depicted abstract and surreal scenes, combining elements of modernism and traditional Italian art.
Lastly, Edy Rejna Segura (1942 - 2021) was a Honduran human rights activist and politician. She dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of indigenous communities and was a prominent figure in the Honduran resistance movement against military dictatorships in the late 20th century.
People
Edy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edy 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
Edy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 837 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edy 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 409,503 US residents.
Is Edy a common name?
We classify Edy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 860 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edy most popular?
The single biggest year for Edy was 2006, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edy is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,336 people with the name Edy, or 1.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,212 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 Edy 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 Edy?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Edy on both sides of the split. Of the 3,334 people counted with this name, 2,557 were male (76.7%) and 777 were female (23.3%). 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 Edy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edy is Hispanic at 79.5%. The next largest groups are White (10.6%) and Black (5.8%). 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 Edy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Edy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.5% (2,651 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 Edy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edy a male name?
Yes, 78.5% of people registered as Edy 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 Edy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edy 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 Edy 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 Edy?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.