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Eddie

Eddie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wealthy guardian”
Origin
English
Say it
ED-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (93% of all uses)

Diminutive of Edward, from Old English Eadweard: ead 'wealth, fortune' and weard 'guard.' It is also sometimes used for Edmund or Edgar.

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How popular is Eddie?

202476.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Eddie in 2024253

2024 rank#941 boys

Peak year1944

Total US babies since 1880227,332

Eddie is steady now but far below its 1944 peak.

Names like Eddie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Eddie questions

What does the name Eddie mean?

Eddie means "wealthy guardian". It comes from English. Diminutive of Edward, from Old English Eadweard: ead 'wealth, fortune' and weard 'guard.' It is also sometimes used for Edmund or Edgar.

Is Eddie a boy or girl name?

Eddie is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eddie?

253 US babies were named Eddie in 2024. Its peak year was 1944.

How do you pronounce Eddie?

Eddie is usually pronounced ED-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.