Boy or Girl

Is Edythe a boy or girl name?

Edythe was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,872 US babies named Edythe were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#12,478
Babies named Edythe since 1880
13,872
Most popular year
1918
582 babies
Babies named Edythe each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Edythe from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.015030045060018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Edythe, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s0344100%
1890s0810100%
1900s01,275100%
1910s04,055100%
1920s03,826100%
1930s01,333100%
1940s0933100%
1950s0622100%
1960s0352100%
1970s0117100%
1980s034100%
1990s05100%
2000s028100%
2010s0101100%
2020s037100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–7#12,478
20230–9#10,520
20220–6#14,050
20210–9#10,504
20200–6#13,888
20190–10#9,940
20180–8#11,698
20170–9#10,930
20160–12#9,036
20150–7#13,392
20140–15#7,776
20130–13#8,718
20120–8#12,553
20110–11#9,916
20100–8#12,625
20090–5#18,095
20080–0–
20070–5#18,439
20060–7#14,006
20050–5#17,249
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–6#14,045
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–5#14,085
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–5#11,136
19840–5#10,873
19830–0–
19820–7#8,479
19810–7#8,363
19800–10#6,426
19790–8#7,504
19780–5#10,195
19770–10#5,997
19760–6#8,439
19750–11#5,245
19740–8#6,404
19730–15#4,036
19720–16#3,759
19710–20#3,290
19700–18#3,469
19690–15#3,664
19680–26#2,445
19670–18#2,993
19660–28#2,266
19650–41#1,776
19640–46#1,711
19630–50#1,601
19620–40#1,808
19610–36#1,930
19600–52#1,545
19590–57#1,421
19580–47#1,560
19570–68#1,278
19560–66#1,281
19550–58#1,325
19540–51#1,415
19530–63#1,216
19520–54#1,302
19510–76#1,064
19500–82#1,009
19490–82#994
19480–81#967
19470–95#910
19460–93#858
19450–92#780
19440–87#819
19430–95#796
19420–94#785
19410–107#679
19400–107#670
19390–103#669
19380–116#639
19370–112#641
19360–117#606
19350–116#605
19340–142#542
19330–138#541
19320–154#528
19310–176#485
19300–159#539
19290–191#486
19280–261#421
19270–293#401
19260–310#391
19250–386#342
19240–442#317
19230–423#312
19220–487#292
19210–521#290
19200–512#291
19190–517#280
19180–582#261
19170–561#263
19160–507#271
19150–542#256
19140–365#273
19130–318#259
19120–293#261
19110–181#292
19100–189#282
19090–151#292
19080–147#292
19070–153#283
19060–146#276
19050–117#310
19040–116#299
19030–90#329
19020–113#296
19010–123#263
19000–119#301
18990–91#314
18980–116#283
18970–98#287
18960–90#307
18950–88#310
18940–77#319
18930–71#319
18920–71#320
18910–53#346
18900–55#347
18890–57#326
18880–46#350
18870–51#297
18860–46#308
18850–39#324
18840–20#451
18830–23#387
18820–24#364
18810–19#384
18800–19#377

Highest rank

Edythe has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #256 in 1915. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Edythe

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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.