Name meaning & stats
Edith
Edith means “rich in war” (Old English origin). 71,561 US babies since 1940, peak 1940.
What it means
“rich in war”
Old EnglishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1940
71,561 US babies were named Edith between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Edith (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Edith is the main spelling
- Edith 99%
- Edyth 1%
- Edit <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1940)