NameTides

Edan

Edan was the #3,240 boys' name in the US in 2025 (36 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Edan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Edan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Edan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,240 (36)#1,798 (14)———#2,789 (6)
2024#3,104 (39)#1,952 (12)————
2023#2,510 (53)#1,461 (17)#728 (3)——#2,614 (6)
2022#3,216 (37)#1,609 (15)————
2021#3,297 (35)#1,391 (18)#720 (3)———
2020#2,759 (44)#1,379 (18)#536 (5)———
2019#2,808 (44)#1,655 (14)#431 (7)#418 (3)—#1,835 (9)
2018#2,994 (39)#1,284 (20)———#1,572 (11)
2017#2,493 (51)#1,247 (21)#602 (4)——#2,439 (6)
2016#2,885 (41)#1,570 (16)————
2015#2,457 (51)#1,673 (14)——#699 (3)#2,139 (7)
2014#2,492 (50)#1,935 (11)#490 (6)——#1,936 (8)
2013#2,044 (66)#1,920 (11)————
2012#2,292 (56)#2,458 (8)#669 (3)——#2,158 (7)
2011#2,504 (49)#1,209 (21)———#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2013 at #2,044.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.
  • In 2025, 14% of US babies named Edan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Edan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 61,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Edan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Edan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EdanCanadaBoys#2,7896
EdanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
EdanEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
EdanIrelandBoys—too few
EdanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EdanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EdanScotlandBoys—too few
EdanUSGirls#13,2086
EdanUSBoys#3,24036