Edina

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A few things about Edina you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Edina

Edina Gallovits-Hall

Romanian tennis player

Choose Edina and your child shares a first name with Edina Gallovits-Hall, a Romanian tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Edina, like who?” Edina Gallovits-Hall's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Robbie Mendelson derivative work: Gabinho, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 227,273 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Edina, 7 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Edina would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEdina first shows up in US birth records in 1949, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 76 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1975, when it ranked #3,514. Today it's #11,932, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowEdina was 2.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 101,010 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 227,273.
• 🚀TrendEdina has climbed 3,156 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #11,932. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Edina

Edina is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, English and Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Edina for girls from 1949 to 2025, in 60 of those 77 years. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked #3,514 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #11,932, with 7 babies.

Origin:Anglo Saxon namesEnglish namesIrish namesScottish names