How popular is the name Edda?

488 US babies were named Edda between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2024.

What careers are people named Edda over-represented in?

Among notable women who are writers, Eddas show up 1.2× 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

Edda

Edda. 488 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Eddas are 1.2× over-represented as writers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

488 US babies were named Edda between 1940 and 2025.

Edda around the world

Sweden: 865 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 132 in 2022
Norway: 241 babies since 1945, peak 2023, No. 259 in 2025
France: 230 babies since 1900, peak 1941

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

Where Eddas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.2×	Medium · 15 people
Writer	1.2×	Medium · 10 people
Professor	1.2×	Low · 7 people
Politician	0.8×	Low · 7 people

Among notable women who are writers, Eddas show up 1.2× 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

1 in 4 Edas spell it Edda

Eda 75%
Edda 25%

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

Name twins (peaked around 2024)