Eddy

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

Boy's name · #1605 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Eddy is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1947, when it ranked #449. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 14,000 boys since 1884, ranked #1605 today. Together with its spelling variant Eddie (#861), Eddy 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 6,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 8,300 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eddys

Eddy Merckx — Belgian cyclist (born 1945)
Eddy Grant — British singer
Eddy Bosnar — Australian association football player
Eddy Maillet — Seychellois football referee
Eddy Curry — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

Eddy Gordo — Tekken 3 · Tekken 4
Eddy Bär — animated character
Eddy Raja — Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

What Eddys become

Among 787 notable people named Eddy:

Entertainers appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eddy Grant, British singer.

Similar names: Eddie · Kenton · Edison · Teddy · Chester · Freddy

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