How popular is the name Eda?

1,476 US babies were named Eda between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1943.

What careers are people named Eda over-represented in?

Among notable women who are footballers, Edas show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Eda

Q: How common is the spelling Eda?

The most common spelling: 75% of Edas use it.

Eda. 1,476 US babies since 1940, peak 1943. Notable Edas are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1943

1,476 US babies were named Eda between 1940 and 2025.

Eda around the world

Belgium: 440 babies since 1995, peak 2012, No. 514 in 2025
Sweden: 121 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 822 in 2022
France: 1,870 babies since 1900, peak 2010, No. 1,240 in 2025
England & Wales: 337 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 1,639 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Edas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.4×	Low · 7 people
Politician	1.0×	Low · 6 people
Singer	1.3×	Low · 5 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 4 people

Among notable women who are footballers, Edas show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 75% of Edas use it

Eda 75%
Edda 25%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1943)