Edna

“Pleasure, delight” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2458 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Edna has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #11 (1899) · 295,116 babies named Edna all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

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).

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