girl's name
Edie
EE-dee
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 13,303
England and Wales
#156
2025 births
Edie is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "prosperous in war." It is a pet form of Edith, from ead, riches, and gyth, strife, and is one of very few Anglo-Saxon women's names still in use.
- Edie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2018, when 480 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 1,636 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Edie over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s | 1,012 |
| 2010s | 3,312 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,240 |
What Edie means
Edie means fortunate in battle, inherited from Edith. The pairing of wealth with conflict was a standard and complimentary formula in Anglo-Saxon naming rather than a contradiction.
Where Edie comes from
Edie shortens Edith, from the Old English Eadgyth — ead, wealth or good fortune, the element that opens Edward and Edmund, and gyth, war. Saint Edith of Wilton, a tenth-century daughter of King Edgar, kept the name alive through the Norman period when nearly every Anglo-Saxon women's name was abandoned. Edie Sedgwick, the Warhol Factory figure of the mid-1960s, gave the pet form a distinct identity, and our data shows a small peak matching her brief fame.
Edie in use
Our data marks Edie as reviving, peaking in 2018, at 156 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1996. Edith, its parent name, sits at 126 — the two are climbing together, which is less common than the diminutive returning alone.
How popular is Edie?
In 2025, Edie was given to 322 babies in England and Wales, ranking #156 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Edie is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Edie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Edie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Edie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Edie
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Edie 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.
- Dutch
- Edith
Sibling names for Edie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Edie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Edie
What does the name Edie mean?
Edie means "prosperous in war," from the Old English ead, fortune, and gyth, strife, by way of Edith.
Is Edie short for Edith?
Traditionally yes, and it is now widely registered as a full name in Britain.
Is Edie an old name?
Edith is Anglo-Saxon and one of very few women's names of that period still in use. Edie is its familiar form.
How popular is the name Edie?
In 2025, Edie was given to 322 babies in England and Wales, ranking #156 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Edie a girl's or a boy's name?
Edie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Edie?
Edie has 2 syllables.
When was Edie most popular?
Edie peaked in 2018, when 480 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Edie?
Edie is usually shortened to Ed.
Is Edie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Edie currently ranks #156 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.