Edina
A feminine given name denoting one who is noble and respected.
Name Census estimates that about 470 living Americans carry the first name Edina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Edina today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edina births was 1975 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Edina with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
470
~ 1 in 729,265 Americans
Peak year
1975
19 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2022 SSA rank
#14,049
Tracked since 1949
Census
Edina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,523 people with the first name Edina, which placed it at #9,222 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,222
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,523 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edina is White at 74.8%. The next largest groups are Black (10.1%) and Hispanic (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Edina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Edina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.8% · 1,139
- Black or African American10.1% · 154
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 134
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 72
- Two or more races1.2% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 5
Popularity
Edina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edina from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 133 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Edina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edinas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Edina
The name Edina is believed to have originated from the Old English language, deriving from the words "ead" meaning "prosperity" and "wine" meaning "friend." It is thought to have first appeared around the 7th or 8th century CE in the Anglo-Saxon regions of England.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Edina can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which mentions an Edina who was a noble woman living in the kingdom of Mercia in the 9th century. The name also appears in several medieval English texts and records from the 11th to 13th centuries.
In the 12th century, a Scottish writer and philosopher named Eddina Nativitate wrote several influential works on mathematics and astronomy. She is considered one of the first female scholars of the medieval period and helped to popularize the name among the educated classes.
During the Renaissance, Edina was the name of a famous Italian painter from the 16th century. Edina Sirani (1638-1665) was a renowned artist from Bologna, known for her exceptional talent and her contributions to the Baroque style of painting.
In the 19th century, Edina Monsele (1799-1879) was a French novelist and poet who gained recognition for her romantic works and her advocacy for women's rights and education. Her writings were widely read across Europe and helped to further spread the name.
Another notable figure was Edina Altara (1898-1983), a Romanian-born American actress and singer who performed on Broadway and in several Hollywood films during the early 20th century. She was celebrated for her versatility and her ability to seamlessly switch between comedic and dramatic roles.
Throughout history, the name Edina has been associated with prosperity, intelligence, and artistic expression. Its enduring appeal can be attributed to its melodic sound and its rich cultural heritage spanning various regions and time periods.
People
Edina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Edina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 470 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 729,265 US residents.
Is Edina a common name?
We classify Edina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 507 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edina most popular?
The single biggest year for Edina was 1975, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edina is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,523 people with the name Edina, or 0.50 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,222 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Edina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Edina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edina appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,518 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Edina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edina is White at 74.8%. The next largest groups are Black (10.1%) and Hispanic (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Edina most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Edina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.8% (1,139 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Edina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Edina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Edina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Edina?
Find out how many Americans are named Edina on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.