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Edna

Girl Hebrew #1925 in 2023

Edna is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Edna

From עֶדְנָה; a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne.

Popularity of Edna

Popularity, 1880–2023

103 births in 2023

1880 2023

294,928 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1918

8,730 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.