Edna is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Edna means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Edna across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Edna has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Edna is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “pleasure, delight”. a name from the biblical apocrypha.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 296,158 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 127 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 25 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Edna per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (8,730/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (14/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1969 (5/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (3/yr).
Edna has been one of the most popular baby names in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #44 nationally (given to 8,730 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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