boy's name
Eddie
ED-ee
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 237,418
the United States
#860
2025 births
Eddie is a boy's name, the pet form of Edward or Edwin, meaning wealth. It ranks 217th in Northern Ireland and 222nd in England and Wales — far ahead of its 860th position in the United States.
- Eddie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1947, when 4,715 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,552 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Eddie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,746 |
| 1890s | 2,737 |
| 1900s | 4,495 |
| 1910s | 12,722 |
| 1920s | 20,442 |
| 1930s | 25,267 |
| 1940s | 37,452 |
| 1950s | 40,178 |
| 1960s | 31,254 |
| 1970s | 16,200 |
| 1980s | 12,198 |
| 1990s | 9,736 |
| 2000s | 7,143 |
| 2010s | 4,236 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,821 |
What Eddie means
Eddie means wealth or good fortune, carried from Edward or Edwin. The Old English element ead names prosperity and blessing together rather than money alone.
Where Eddie comes from
Eddie shortens Edward, Edwin or Edmund, all built on the Old English ead — wealth, or the good fortune that wealth implies. Edward adds weard, a guardian, giving guardian of wealth; Edwin adds wine, a friend; Edmund adds mund, protection. Edward is the only Old English royal name to survive the Norman Conquest in common use, because Edward the Confessor was canonised and the Normans found it politically useful to honor him. The British habit of registering pet forms as full names has made Eddie a name in its own right there far more than in America.
Eddie in use
Eddie peaked in the United States in 1947, when 4,715 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in all seven markets — 217th in Northern Ireland on 9 births, 222nd in England and Wales on 225, 290th in Ireland on 15, 352nd in Scotland on 10, 772nd in Canada, 860th in the United States on 287 and 5241st in France — across 237,418 lifetime births. The four British and Irish markets all place it far above America, which is the signature of the British pet-form habit that also lifted Alfie, Archie, Freddie and Fred.
How popular is Eddie?
In 2025, Eddie was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #860 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Eddie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Eddie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eddie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eddie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Eddie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Eddi
Sibling names for Eddie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eddie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eddie
What does the name Eddie mean?
Wealth or good fortune, from the Old English ead — the element shared by Edward, Edwin and Edmund.
Is Eddie short for Edward?
For Edward, Edwin or Edmund — and it is widely registered as a full name, particularly in Britain and Ireland.
Why is Eddie so much more popular in Britain?
British registration favors pet forms as full names, the same pattern that lifted Alfie, Archie and Freddie.
How popular is Eddie?
217th in Northern Ireland and 222nd in England and Wales, against 860th in the United States.
Is Eddie a girl's or a boy's name?
Eddie is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Eddie?
Eddie has 2 syllables.
Is Eddie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eddie currently ranks #217 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.