Boy or Girl

Is Eddy a boy or girl name?

Eddy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 115 boys were named Eddy, so 5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 14,318 US babies named Eddy were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,528
Girl rank, 2024
#13,907
Babies named Eddy since 1884
14,318
Most popular year
1956
253 babies
Babies named Eddy each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Eddy from 1884 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0751502253001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Eddy, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1000%
1890s1600%
1900s5100%
1910s14500%
1920s359287.2%
1930s763293.7%
1940s1,610684.1%
1950s2,185602.7%
1960s1,803331.8%
1970s1,008242.3%
1980s999181.8%
1990s1,362352.5%
2000s1,672201.2%
2010s1,401312.2%
2020s549396.6%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024115#1,5286#13,907
2023111#1,5669#10,519
2022112#1,5758#11,485
2021111#1,5688#11,393
2020100#1,6118#11,373
2019104#1,5957#12,821
2018116#1,4937#12,848
2017114#1,4796#14,621
2016139#1,3060–
2015118#1,4406#15,013
2014139#1,2800–
2013150#1,1935#17,290
2012178#1,0660–
2011178#1,0580–
2010165#1,1290–
2009195#1,0095#18,090
2008169#1,0955#18,311
2007166#1,0990–
2006230#8680–
2005164#1,0260–
2004186#9160–
2003146#1,0640–
2002167#9595#16,185
2001129#1,1015#16,052
2000120#1,1530–
1999122#1,0965#15,103
1998108#1,1650–
1997145#9310–
1996139#9375#14,152
1995125#9955#14,090
1994129#9730–
1993159#8350–
1992165#8168#9,740
1991144#8777#10,602
1990126#9145#13,588
1989131#8810–
1988117#8800–
1987102#9348#8,213
1986105#8885#11,448
198585#9920–
1984101#8760–
198381#9800–
198293#9300–
198181#1,0100–
1980103#8835#10,830
197991#9210–
197874#1,0060–
197785#9260–
197686#8966#8,437
197577#9330–
1974103#7897#7,108
1973116#7466#7,691
197295#8230–
1971131#7215#8,690
1970150#6690–
1969134#6830–
1968148#6200–
1967142#6310–
1966147#6147#5,412
1965171#5840–
1964180#5895#7,043
1963230#5240–
1962193#5679#4,629
1961242#5107#5,451
1960216#5415#6,627
1959243#5020–
1958229#5085#6,355
1957229#5100–
1956246#4847#4,966
1955230#4845#6,088
1954217#4947#4,791
1953205#4919#4,025
1952213#4799#3,893
1951177#5129#3,783
1950196#4759#3,754
1949188#4816#4,829
1948218#4500–
1947223#4498#4,089
1946199#45014#2,643
1945147#4940–
1944151#4956#4,190
1943142#53010#3,098
1942130#5377#3,848
1941115#56011#2,720
194097#6006#3,986
1939108#5530–
193898#5970–
1937111#5525#4,420
193681#6457#3,466
193562#7857#3,499
193461#7930–
193353#8530–
193263#8055#4,593
193160#8105#4,507
193066#7980–
192955#9036#4,207
192839#1,1317#3,866
192738#1,1635#5,005
192638#1,16510#3,102
192547#1,0000–
192426#1,5000–
192334#1,2390–
192225#1,5180–
192129#1,3970–
192028#1,3930–
191922#1,5870–
191818#1,8460–
191722#1,5440–
191617#1,7890–
191514#1,9980–
191419#1,4050–
19139#1,9850–
191212#1,4430–
19110–0–
191012#9460–
19098#1,1030–
19086#1,2590–
19077#1,1260–
19065#1,2900–
190510#8000–
19040–0–
19036#1,0440–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19009#9210–
18990–0–
18986#1,0360–
18970–0–
18965#1,1420–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18905#1,0450–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18865#1,0060–
18850–0–
18845#1,0100–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Eddy reached #449 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #2,643 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Eddy

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.