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Eda

girl name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s/1900s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Of disputed origin: a Germanic short form of Edith or a name meaning wealth; also found independently in Turkish.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Eda peaked in the 1890s and the 1900s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

2,319 people · the #4,626 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 90,909 · median age 66

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Eda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Eda

People given the name Eda in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 2019. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Eda deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Eda truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Eda fits with your family’s names and surname.

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