Edna

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

⭐ Famous Edna

Edna St. Vincent Millay

American poet (1892–1950)

Choose Edna and your child shares a first name with Edna St. Vincent Millay, an American poet. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Edna, like who?” Edna St. Vincent Millay's Wikipedia article is available in 60 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: en:Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 22,321 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Edna, 72 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Edna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEdna has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Ednas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1899, when it ranked #11. Today it's #2,458, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendEdna has slipped 380 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,458. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Edna means “pleasure”. Our records link it to Celtic, English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Edna

Edna is a girl name of Celtic, English and Hebrew origin meaning “pleasure”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-dna”. US birth records list Edna for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked #11 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,458, with 72 babies.

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