Edit
Girl name · Anglo Saxon · Old English
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #5,771 in 1996
0 babies were named Edit in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1975–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryEdit first shows up in US birth records in 1975, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 50 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1996, when it reached #5,771.
About the name Edit
Edit is a girl name of Anglo Saxon and Old English origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-dit”. US birth records list Edit for girls from 1975 to 2009, in 22 of those 35 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #5,771 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Anglo Saxon namesOld English names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1 | 909,091 girls |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 568,182 girls |
| 1990s | 5.0 | 199,203 girls |
| 2000s | 2.8 | 357,143 girls |
Other spellings of Edit
More Anglo Saxon girl names
- Girl name: Daisy · day's eye
- Girl name: Audrey · noble strength
- Girl name: Gemma · gem
- Girl name: Esme · esteemed
- Girl name: Gwendolyn · white ring
- Girl name: Florence · flourishing
- Girl name: Bonnie · pretty
- Girl name: Edith · prosperous in war
Questions about the name Edit
What is the origin of the name Edit?
Edit has Anglo Saxon, Old English roots in our records. Other Anglo Saxon names include Daisy, Audrey, Gemma.
Is Edit a boy or girl name?
Edit is a girl name.
How popular is the name Edit?
Edit is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #5,771 in 1996.