Name meaning & stats
Edina
Edina means “pleasure, delight” (Hebrew origin). 514 US babies since 1940, peak 1975. Notable Edinas are 1.4× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“pleasure, delight”
HebrewSpelling of Edna
Edna around the world
- Эдна · Russian
- إدنا · Arabic
- עדנה · Hebrew
- エドナ · Japanese
- 埃德娜 · Chinese
Famous Ednas
- Edna St. Vincent Millay · American poet (1892–1950)
- Edna O'Brien · Irish writer (1930–2024)
- Edna Ferber · American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)
- Edna Kiplagat · Kenyan long-distance runner
Edna’s name day
- October 31 · Norway
In US birth records
Peak year: 1975
514 US babies were named Edina between 1940 and 2025.
Edina around the world
- Sweden: 60 babies since 1998, peak 2011, No. 1,280 in 2022
- France: 155 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 3,142 in 2025
- England & Wales: 46 babies since 1996, peak 2015
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Edinas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.3× | Low · 9 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | Low · 4 people |
| Basketball player | 1.4× | Low · 4 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Edinas 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
1 in 114 Ednas spell it Edina
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1975)