girl's name

Edithe

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,595

Edithe is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1937 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1921, when 85 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Edithe over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1966, not a full ten years.

650
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Births named Edithe by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 415
1910s 410
1920s 650
1930s 510
1940s 190
1950s 120
1960s (to 1966) 30

How popular is Edithe?

In 1966, Edithe was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Edithe is used

France #1,985 5 in 1966
United States #4,075 6 in 1937

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Edithe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Edithe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Edithe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Edithe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Edithe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Edithe

How popular is the name Edithe?

In 1966, Edithe was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Edithe a girl's or a boy's name?

Edithe is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Edithe?

Edithe has 2 syllables.

When was Edithe most popular?

Edithe peaked in 1921, when 85 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.