Baby name

Edna

Girl

Origin of the name

Edna appears in the Book of Tobit, from a Hebrew word meaning “delight.” It is also used as an English form of the Irish Eithne.

Classic name

Edna peaked in 1918, when 1 baby in 250 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2458.

295,116births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 23rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Edna are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Edna is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Edna is most common in Kentucky (2.5 times), Mississippi (2.4) and West Virginia (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Erna 9,060
Elna 4,478
Eda 4,208
Ena 3,587
Euna 2,142
Edra 1,431

Names from the same era

Clara · Hazel · Eva · Ethel · Esther · Edith

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