Edna

“Pleasure, delight” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2463 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Edna belongs to an older America first — it reached #11 back in 1899 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2463. About 295,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ednas

Edna St. Vincent Millay — American poet (1892–1950)
Edna O'Brien — Irish writer (1930–2024)
Edna Ferber — American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)
Edna Purviance — actress (1895-1958)
Edna Kiplagat — Kenyan long-distance runner

In stories & tradition

Edna Krabappel — The Simpsons
Dame Edna Everage — fictional human
Edna Mode — The Incredibles · Incredibles 2

What Ednas become

Among 474 notable people named Edna:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Edna Purviance, actress (1895-1958).

Similar names: Susie · Edith · Zena · Jennie · Dina · Elsa

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