Eydie
A diminutive form of the English name Edith, meaning "prosperous in war".
Name Census estimates that about 396 living Americans carry the first name Eydie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eydie today is around 58 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eydie births was 1958 (50 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eydie. 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 Eydie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
396
~ 1 in 865,541 Americans
Peak year
1958
50 babies that year
Average age
58
years old
2010 SSA rank
#11,572
Tracked since 1954
Census
Eydie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 529 people with the first name Eydie, which placed it at #19,808 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
#19,808
National first-name rank
People counted
529
529 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eydie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eydie is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.7%) and Black (5.9%). 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 Eydie 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 Eydie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.4% · 330
- Hispanic or Latino22.7% · 120
- Black or African American5.9% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 26
- Two or more races3.0% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 6
Popularity
Eydie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eydie from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 206 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eydie 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 Eydie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eydies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Illinois, New York recorded the most babies named Eydie, while Georgia, Texas, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eydie
The given name Eydie is believed to have originated from the Old English word "ead," meaning "prosperity" or "fortune." This name was particularly popular during the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, which spanned from the 5th to the 11th centuries.
In its earliest known form, the name was written as "Eadgythu" or "Eadgyth," which later evolved into various spellings such as "Edith," "Edie," and eventually "Eydie." The name gained widespread recognition in the medieval era, particularly among the nobility and upper classes.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record of events in Anglo-Saxon England. The chronicle mentions an "Eadgyth" who was the daughter of King Edward the Elder and became the wife of Otto I, the Holy Roman Emperor, in the 10th century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Eydie or its variations. Edith of Wilton, also known as St. Edith of Wilton, was an English nun and abbess who lived in the 10th century and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Another famous bearer of the name was Edith of Wessex, the wife of King Edward the Confessor of England, who reigned from 1042 to 1066. She played a significant role in the political and religious affairs of the kingdom during her lifetime.
In the 12th century, Edith Plantagenet, the daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a prominent figure at the English royal court. She is remembered for her involvement in the rebellions against her brother, King Richard I, during his absence on the Third Crusade.
The name also gained popularity in the literary world, with Edith Wharton, an American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner born in 1862, being one of the most notable bearers of the name. Her works, including "The Age of Innocence" and "The House of Mirth," are considered classics of American literature.
In the realm of music, Eydie Gormé, an American singer and actress born in 1928, achieved great success with her husband, Steve Lawrence. She was known for her distinctive voice and her renditions of popular songs from the 1950s and 1960s.
People
Eydie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eydie 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
Eydie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eydie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 396 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eydie 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 865,541 US residents.
Is Eydie a common name?
We classify Eydie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 479 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eydie most popular?
The single biggest year for Eydie was 1958, when 50 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eydie is about 58 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eydie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 529 people with the name Eydie, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,808 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 Eydie 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 Eydie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eydie appears almost entirely female. Of the 533 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Eydie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eydie is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.7%) and Black (5.9%). 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 Eydie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eydie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.4% (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 Eydie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eydie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eydie 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 Eydie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eydie 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 Eydie 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 Americans are named Eydie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.