Edith

Meaning and origin of Edith

Popularity of Edith in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1950.
• Over recent years, Edith has been rising (+5.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Edith every 49 schools.

Edith in English-speaking countries

Edith ranks 120^th in England and Wales, 193^rd in Northern Ireland and 196^th in Scotland, against 942^nd in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  120^th girls’ name1,204 babies in 3 years1 girl in 638−6.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  193^rd girls’ name27 babies in 3 years1 girl in 834

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  196^th girls’ name61 babies in 3 years1 girl in 892−3.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  336^th girls’ name35 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,853

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  408^th girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,908

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  510^th girls’ name69 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,239−3.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  512^th girls’ name1,781 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,713−0.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  580^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,836

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Edith and Édith are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Édith60

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Edith

• Evie
• Ethel
• Eda
• Millie
• Bonnie
• Harper
• Lizzie
• Béryl
• Maggie
• Lindsay
• Haylie
• Amber

See also

• →Classic French names coming back