Eddie

“Variant of Edward — Wealthy guardian” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #861 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Eddie — on the books since 1880, #861 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 212,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Eddy (#1605), Eddie would rank around #699 with about 390 births last year — the newborns split about 73/27 between Eddie and Eddy.

Around the world: about 1 in 750 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eddies

Eddie Murphy — American actor and comedian
Eddie Redmayne — English actor
Eddie Van Halen — Dutch-American rock guitarist (1955–2020)
Eddie Vedder — American singer and guitarist
Eddie Irvine — British racecar driver

In stories & tradition

Eddie the Head — fictional humanoid
Eddie Brock — Web of Spider-Man
Eddie Dean — The Dark Tower · The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

What Eddies become

Among 2,034 notable people named Eddie:

Sports figures appear 2.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eddie Jordan, Irish motorsport executive and broadcaster (1948–2025).

Similar names: Eddy · Lee · Edwin · Teddy · Alvin · Ray

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