Name meaning & stats
Edit
Edit means “rich in war” (Old English origin). 179 US babies since 1940, peak 1996. Notable Edits are 2.3× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“rich in war”
Old EnglishSpelling of Edith
Edith around the world
- Эдит · Russian
- إديث · Arabic
- אדית · Hebrew
- エディス · Japanese
- 伊迪丝 · Chinese
- Edit · Icelandic
- Edyta · Polish
- Édith
- Edita · Czech
- Edīte · Latvian
Famous Ediths
- Edith Wharton · American writer and designer (1862–1937)
- Edith Stein · Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
- Edith Cavell · British nurse (1865-1915)
- Edith Evans · British actress (1888–1976)
In US birth records
Peak year: 1996
179 US babies were named Edit between 1940 and 2025.
Edit around the world
- Sweden: 702 babies since 1998, peak 2011, No. 279 in 2022
- Norway: 84 babies since 1945, peak 1952
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Edits end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Medium · 13 people |
| Basketball player | 2.3× | Medium · 12 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 5 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | Low · 5 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Edits show up 2.3× 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 404 Ediths spell it Edit
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1996)