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Edna

Edna means “pleasure, delight” (Hebrew origin). 57,836 US babies since 1940, peak 1941.

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What it means

“pleasure, delight”

HebrewWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1941

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57,836 US babies were named Edna between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Edna (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

Edna is the main spelling

  • Edna 99%
  • Edina 1%
  • Edana <1%

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

Name twins (peaked around 1941)