Name meaning & stats
Edin
Edin. 1,385 US babies since 1940, peak 2012. Notable Edins are 3.3× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2012
1,385 US babies were named Edin between 1940 and 2025.
Edin around the world
- Norway: 267 babies since 1945, peak 2011, No. 334 in 2025
- Sweden: 376 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 389 in 2022
- Belgium: 52 babies since 1995, peak 2022, No. 1,030 in 2025
- France: 310 babies since 1900, peak 2022, No. 2,070 in 2025
- England & Wales: 50 babies since 1996, peak 2014, No. 3,240 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Edins end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 3.3× | High · 35 people |
| Basketball player | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 2 people |
| Singer | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Edins show up 3.3× 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 3 Edans spell it Edin
- Edan 46%
- Edin 37%
- Eduin 10%
- Edon 6%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2012)