Fun Facts About the Name Eddie
- A favorite of earlier generations: Eddie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 7 separate runs, totaling 56 years. Its last run lasted 29 consecutive years, from 1930 through 1958.
- More than 227 thousand babies named Eddie: U.S. records list 227,619 babies given the name Eddie from 1880 through 2025. Even 15,760 girls received the name Eddie - about 1 girl for every 13 boys.
What Does the Name Eddie Mean?
Eddie is an English diminutive of Edward and other names beginning with Ed-. The name Edward comes from Old English Eadweard, formed from ēad 'wealth, prosperity, fortune' and weard 'guardian, protector.' Its literal sense is 'guardian of prosperity,' often given in modern name books as 'wealthy guardian.' The ending -ie is a diminutive or affectionate suffix, not a separate word.
Because Eddie can also stand for other Old English names beginning with the same ēad element, its meaning shifts with the parent name. Edwin joins ēad with wine 'friend,' giving 'wealthy friend'; Edgar joins it with gar 'spear,' giving 'wealthy spear'; and Edmund joins it with mund 'protection,' giving 'wealthy protector.' The Edward-derived sense is the one usually given for Eddie.
Eddie Name History & Origins
Edward is an Old English name recorded as Eadweard. It was used by Anglo-Saxon royalty, including Edward the Confessor, who died in 1066 and was later canonized. After the Norman Conquest, the name was not common among the Norman elite, but it was revived in the thirteenth century; Henry III gave it to his son, the future Edward I, and later English kings bore it as well. The short form Ed and the familiar form Eddie belong to the English habit of making pet names with the suffix -ie or -y.
Eddie is a nickname for Edward and for other names beginning with Ed-, such as Edwin, Edgar, and Edmund. In modern use it is also an independent given name in English-speaking countries. The spelling Eddy is also found. The feminine name Edie, often a diminutive of Edith, is a separate form with its own history.
How Popular is the Name Eddie?
Eddie has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 56 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 1930 to 1958.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,253 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,705 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,145 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #10,598 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,541 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,750 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,937 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #16,541 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,012 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,467 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #14,002 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #13,402 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #14,669 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,165 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #12,911 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #7,744 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #9,838 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #6,743 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #7,680 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #11,933 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,627 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,918 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,053 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #5,373 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #3,920 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #5,440 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,793 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #3,987 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #3,108 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #3,461 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #3,885 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #3,015 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #3,219 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #2,625 | 32 | 0.0021% |
| 1976 | #2,673 | 29 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #3,078 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #3,032 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #2,186 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 1972 | #1,998 | 40 | 0.0026% |
| 1971 | #1,757 | 51 | 0.0031% |
| 1970 | #1,960 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1969 | #1,762 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1968 | #1,599 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 1967 | #1,621 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 1966 | #1,433 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 1965 | #1,341 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1964 | #1,350 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 1963 | #1,492 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1962 | #1,186 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 1961 | #1,149 | 92 | 0.0046% |
| 1960 | #1,060 | 103 | 0.0051% |
| 1959 | #1,006 | 110 | 0.0054% |
| 1958 | #868 | 138 | 0.0069% |
| 1957 | #995 | 109 | 0.0053% |
| 1956 | #818 | 147 | 0.0073% |
| 1955 | #764 | 156 | 0.0080% |
| 1954 | #726 | 162 | 0.0083% |
| 1953 | #688 | 172 | 0.0091% |
| 1952 | #684 | 171 | 0.0092% |
| 1951 | #598 | 205 | 0.0114% |
| 1950 | #576 | 210 | 0.0123% |
| 1949 | #572 | 216 | 0.0126% |
| 1948 | #512 | 257 | 0.0151% |
| 1947 | #515 | 258 | 0.0146% |
| 1946 | #513 | 236 | 0.0150% |
| 1945 | #458 | 242 | 0.0185% |
| 1944 | #435 | 273 | 0.0206% |
| 1943 | #406 | 324 | 0.0232% |
| 1942 | #430 | 282 | 0.0209% |
| 1941 | #419 | 270 | 0.0223% |
| 1940 | #404 | 287 | 0.0251% |
| 1939 | #419 | 261 | 0.0238% |
| 1938 | #401 | 277 | 0.0251% |
| 1937 | #389 | 280 | 0.0263% |
| 1936 | #385 | 274 | 0.0263% |
| 1935 | #368 | 299 | 0.0285% |
| 1934 | #355 | 313 | 0.0300% |
| 1933 | #390 | 274 | 0.0272% |
| 1932 | #369 | 302 | 0.0283% |
| 1931 | #368 | 303 | 0.0285% |
| 1930 | #354 | 356 | 0.0316% |
| 1929 | #357 | 341 | 0.0305% |
| 1928 | #366 | 353 | 0.0306% |
| 1927 | #353 | 369 | 0.0309% |
| 1926 | #355 | 350 | 0.0295% |
| 1925 | #351 | 375 | 0.0308% |
| 1924 | #353 | 377 | 0.0302% |
| 1923 | #360 | 339 | 0.0281% |
| 1922 | #333 | 379 | 0.0316% |
| 1921 | #368 | 330 | 0.0268% |
| 1920 | #377 | 308 | 0.0257% |
| 1919 | #363 | 312 | 0.0276% |
| 1918 | #364 | 315 | 0.0272% |
| 1917 | #396 | 254 | 0.0235% |
| 1916 | #390 | 254 | 0.0243% |
| 1915 | #359 | 280 | 0.0285% |
| 1914 | #364 | 210 | 0.0276% |
| 1913 | #361 | 183 | 0.0293% |
| 1912 | #361 | 161 | 0.0288% |
| 1911 | #367 | 120 | 0.0287% |
| 1910 | #355 | 126 | 0.0318% |
| 1909 | #356 | 104 | 0.0300% |
| 1908 | #371 | 94 | 0.0281% |
| 1907 | #404 | 77 | 0.0242% |
| 1906 | #365 | 85 | 0.0288% |
| 1905 | #367 | 85 | 0.0291% |
| 1904 | #393 | 70 | 0.0254% |
| 1903 | #382 | 69 | 0.0263% |
| 1902 | #381 | 68 | 0.0258% |
| 1901 | #397 | 55 | 0.0230% |
| 1900 | #346 | 93 | 0.0310% |
| 1899 | #419 | 49 | 0.0210% |
| 1898 | #409 | 57 | 0.0220% |
| 1897 | #407 | 52 | 0.0222% |
| 1896 | #406 | 50 | 0.0210% |
| 1895 | #397 | 50 | 0.0214% |
| 1894 | #400 | 49 | 0.0220% |
| 1893 | #551 | 26 | 0.0122% |
| 1892 | #430 | 39 | 0.0184% |
| 1891 | #423 | 35 | 0.0189% |
| 1890 | #369 | 46 | 0.0242% |
| 1889 | #446 | 30 | 0.0168% |
| 1888 | #478 | 27 | 0.0151% |
| 1887 | #478 | 22 | 0.0151% |
| 1886 | #396 | 30 | 0.0208% |
| 1885 | #416 | 25 | 0.0188% |
| 1884 | #400 | 25 | 0.0194% |
| 1883 | #399 | 22 | 0.0196% |
| 1882 | #463 | 16 | 0.0148% |
| 1881 | #517 | 11 | 0.0120% |
| 1880 | #502 | 12 | 0.0132% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #861 | 280 | 0.0164% |
| 2024 | #941 | 243 | 0.0142% |
| 2023 | #861 | 278 | 0.0163% |
| 2022 | #827 | 300 | 0.0172% |
| 2021 | #763 | 328 | 0.0188% |
| 2020 | #730 | 336 | 0.0195% |
| 2019 | #745 | 321 | 0.0179% |
| 2018 | #726 | 330 | 0.0182% |
| 2017 | #692 | 357 | 0.0193% |
| 2016 | #647 | 408 | 0.0215% |
| 2015 | #669 | 384 | 0.0200% |
| 2014 | #591 | 465 | 0.0242% |
| 2013 | #602 | 422 | 0.0223% |
| 2012 | #544 | 479 | 0.0253% |
| 2011 | #488 | 538 | 0.0283% |
| 2010 | #511 | 503 | 0.0262% |
| 2009 | #425 | 677 | 0.0341% |
| 2008 | #437 | 655 | 0.0321% |
| 2007 | #413 | 708 | 0.0341% |
| 2006 | #391 | 764 | 0.0372% |
| 2005 | #399 | 708 | 0.0355% |
| 2004 | #361 | 775 | 0.0390% |
| 2003 | #389 | 673 | 0.0341% |
| 2002 | #382 | 680 | 0.0350% |
| 2001 | #379 | 685 | 0.0353% |
| 2000 | #349 | 783 | 0.0399% |
| 1999 | #339 | 784 | 0.0408% |
| 1998 | #339 | 796 | 0.0416% |
| 1997 | #318 | 832 | 0.0441% |
| 1996 | #317 | 832 | 0.0439% |
| 1995 | #292 | 910 | 0.0478% |
| 1994 | #290 | 946 | 0.0490% |
| 1993 | #275 | 1,048 | 0.0534% |
| 1992 | #260 | 1,091 | 0.0546% |
| 1991 | #240 | 1,178 | 0.0583% |
| 1990 | #232 | 1,248 | 0.0608% |
| 1989 | #223 | 1,210 | 0.0605% |
| 1988 | #222 | 1,129 | 0.0590% |
| 1987 | #219 | 1,094 | 0.0586% |
| 1986 | #218 | 1,087 | 0.0590% |
| 1985 | #207 | 1,150 | 0.0622% |
| 1984 | #201 | 1,167 | 0.0647% |
| 1983 | #203 | 1,169 | 0.0652% |
| 1982 | #192 | 1,293 | 0.0713% |
| 1981 | #191 | 1,317 | 0.0735% |
| 1980 | #177 | 1,389 | 0.0779% |
| 1979 | #176 | 1,364 | 0.0792% |
| 1978 | #170 | 1,383 | 0.0842% |
| 1977 | #171 | 1,380 | 0.0840% |
| 1976 | #169 | 1,399 | 0.0892% |
| 1975 | #168 | 1,389 | 0.0890% |
| 1974 | #166 | 1,457 | 0.0927% |
| 1973 | #156 | 1,586 | 0.1018% |
| 1972 | #150 | 1,739 | 0.1072% |
| 1971 | #147 | 2,024 | 0.1144% |
| 1970 | #151 | 2,151 | 0.1157% |
| 1969 | #146 | 2,090 | 0.1169% |
| 1968 | #132 | 2,165 | 0.1246% |
| 1967 | #132 | 2,281 | 0.1308% |
| 1966 | #121 | 2,534 | 0.1421% |
| 1965 | #113 | 2,867 | 0.1541% |
| 1964 | #106 | 3,326 | 0.1669% |
| 1963 | #109 | 3,355 | 0.1652% |
| 1962 | #105 | 3,684 | 0.1781% |
| 1961 | #102 | 4,081 | 0.1921% |
| 1960 | #102 | 4,192 | 0.1966% |
| 1959 | #101 | 4,242 | 0.1987% |
| 1958 | #100 | 4,130 | 0.1946% |
| 1957 | #95 | 4,113 | 0.1907% |
| 1956 | #93 | 3,994 | 0.1888% |
| 1955 | #92 | 3,782 | 0.1836% |
| 1954 | #91 | 3,766 | 0.1847% |
| 1953 | #97 | 3,416 | 0.1732% |
| 1952 | #93 | 3,644 | 0.1875% |
| 1951 | #89 | 3,747 | 0.1990% |
| 1950 | #89 | 3,761 | 0.2101% |
| 1949 | #80 | 4,105 | 0.2314% |
| 1948 | #78 | 4,235 | 0.2414% |
| 1947 | #80 | 4,457 | 0.2436% |
| 1946 | #85 | 3,745 | 0.2306% |
| 1945 | #81 | 3,223 | 0.2395% |
| 1944 | #79 | 3,315 | 0.2432% |
| 1943 | #80 | 3,282 | 0.2299% |
| 1942 | #86 | 3,018 | 0.2185% |
| 1941 | #78 | 2,850 | 0.2320% |
| 1940 | #81 | 2,576 | 0.2222% |
| 1939 | #81 | 2,512 | 0.2270% |
| 1938 | #79 | 2,615 | 0.2358% |
| 1937 | #83 | 2,345 | 0.2199% |
| 1936 | #79 | 2,347 | 0.2263% |
| 1935 | #87 | 2,281 | 0.2190% |
| 1934 | #92 | 2,169 | 0.2101% |
| 1933 | #93 | 2,016 | 0.2033% |
| 1932 | #91 | 2,112 | 0.2023% |
| 1931 | #95 | 1,959 | 0.1884% |
| 1930 | #97 | 1,972 | 0.1797% |
| 1929 | #102 | 1,875 | 0.1743% |
| 1928 | #105 | 1,807 | 0.1631% |
| 1927 | #103 | 1,858 | 0.1649% |
| 1926 | #108 | 1,678 | 0.1511% |
| 1925 | #101 | 1,732 | 0.1552% |
| 1924 | #113 | 1,595 | 0.1408% |
| 1923 | #110 | 1,597 | 0.1457% |
| 1922 | #112 | 1,587 | 0.1458% |
| 1921 | #118 | 1,511 | 0.1372% |
| 1920 | #104 | 1,681 | 0.1579% |
| 1919 | #99 | 1,660 | 0.1694% |
| 1918 | #117 | 1,423 | 0.1404% |
| 1917 | #118 | 1,265 | 0.1367% |
| 1916 | #114 | 1,311 | 0.1473% |
| 1915 | #120 | 1,124 | 0.1325% |
| 1914 | #109 | 1,010 | 0.1543% |
| 1913 | #102 | 878 | 0.1713% |
| 1912 | #104 | 718 | 0.1670% |
| 1911 | #78 | 523 | 0.2314% |
| 1910 | #59 | 595 | 0.3064% |
| 1909 | #69 | 462 | 0.2817% |
| 1908 | #71 | 413 | 0.2676% |
| 1907 | #70 | 394 | 0.2683% |
| 1906 | #66 | 377 | 0.2831% |
| 1905 | #73 | 346 | 0.2615% |
| 1904 | #75 | 315 | 0.2459% |
| 1903 | #70 | 314 | 0.2634% |
| 1902 | #66 | 353 | 0.2878% |
| 1901 | #66 | 296 | 0.2780% |
| 1900 | #63 | 425 | 0.2824% |
| 1899 | #75 | 258 | 0.2429% |
| 1898 | #81 | 256 | 0.2087% |
| 1897 | #73 | 263 | 0.2332% |
| 1896 | #76 | 262 | 0.2191% |
| 1895 | #85 | 228 | 0.1942% |
| 1894 | #94 | 203 | 0.1754% |
| 1893 | #82 | 220 | 0.1959% |
| 1892 | #90 | 218 | 0.1786% |
| 1891 | #90 | 179 | 0.1769% |
| 1890 | #86 | 197 | 0.1774% |
| 1889 | #105 | 155 | 0.1402% |
| 1888 | #94 | 193 | 0.1597% |
| 1887 | #106 | 129 | 0.1272% |
| 1886 | #86 | 197 | 0.1778% |
| 1885 | #101 | 141 | 0.1308% |
| 1884 | #89 | 179 | 0.1564% |
| 1883 | #105 | 125 | 0.1195% |
| 1882 | #90 | 169 | 0.1487% |
| 1881 | #114 | 109 | 0.1082% |
| 1880 | #104 | 129 | 0.1168% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Eddie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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