Girl · Name family
Edith
404,070births recorded
22Countries
6Variants
1917Peak · Ontario
#38Sweden 2025
Edith is a girl name family recorded 404,070 times in 22 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Sweden (#38 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Ontario in 1917, at 721.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Edyta (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Edith
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith | English | 271,705 | 🇺🇸 United States | #499 | 1895 | ▲ 11 % |
| Edith | English | 57,285 | 🇫🇷 France | #833 | 1950 | ▲ 194 % |
| Edith | English | 35,295 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1222 | 1938 | ▼ 60 % |
| Edith | English | 8,177 | 🏴 England & Wales | #125 | 2021 | ▶ 0 % |
| Edith | English | 8,019 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #675 | 1917 | ▼ 12 % |
| Edith | English | 4,496 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #38 | 2015 | ▼ 5 % |
| Edit | Spanish | 5,121 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #3212 | 1934 | ▼ 55 % |
| Edit | Spanish | 750 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #501 | 2011 | ▼ 71 % |
| Edit | Spanish | 179 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1996 | – |
| Edit | Spanish | 6 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2004 | – |
| Edyta | Polish | 3,292 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #321 | 2000 | ▼ 67 % |
| Edyta | Polish | 10 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2008 | – |
| Edita | Spanish | 2,256 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1939 | – |
| Edita | Spanish | 77 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2000 | – |
| Edita | Spanish | 30 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1976 | – |
| Edita | Spanish | 28 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1992 | – |
| Edita | Spanish | 5 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2004 | – |
| Edyth | English | 2,283 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 1894 | ▼ 21 % |
| Edyth | English | 25 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2018 | – |
| Edyth | English | 15 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1954 | – |
| Edyth | English | 14 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1919 | – |
| Editha | English | 321 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1906 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Edith ↔ Edyta — checked by hand
- Edith ↔ Edit — checked by hand
- Edith ↔ Edita — checked by hand
- Edith ↔ Edyth — spelling variant
- Edyta ↔ Editha — spelling variant
Questions about Edith
How popular is the name Edith?
In 2025 it ranked #38 in Sweden. Official registers record 404,070 births across 22 countries.
What is Edith in other languages?
Edit (Spanish); Edyta (Polish); Edita (Spanish); Edyth (English); Editha (English).
When was Edith most popular?
It peaked in Ontario in 1917, at 721.1 births per 100,000.
Is Edith a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Edith is a girl name.