Edna

Edna was the #2,458 girls' name in the US in 2025 (72 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Edna as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Edna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Edna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,458 (72)#4,867 (4)#780 (3)—#2,282 (9)
2024#2,040 (95)#3,016 (8)——#1,710 (13)
2023#1,922 (103)#2,689 (9)——#1,312 (18)
2022#2,123 (90)#1,948 (14)——#1,989 (10)
2021#2,085 (91)#2,942 (8)——#2,377 (8)
2020#2,078 (88)#2,843 (8)——#1,295 (18)
2019#2,231 (82)#4,686 (4)——#1,600 (14)
2018#1,692 (122)#2,340 (11)——#1,301 (18)
2017#2,401 (75)#4,063 (5)——#1,454 (16)
2016#2,269 (84)———#1,785 (12)
2015#2,294 (81)#4,103 (5)——#2,363 (8)
2014#2,096 (92)#4,003 (5)——#2,617 (7)
2013#2,002 (97)#2,649 (9)——#2,376 (8)
2012#2,028 (95)#4,171 (5)——#2,013 (10)
2011#1,968 (100)#5,785 (3)——#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1893 at #14.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 22,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 22,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Edna is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Edna 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: #1,405ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: 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: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Edna (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1819

Edna (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EdnaCanadaGirls#2,2829
EdnaEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
EdnaIrelandGirls—too few
EdnaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EdnaScotlandGirls#7803
EdnaUSGirls#2,45872
EdnaUSBoys—too few