Given name & surname
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eda is a variant of Edith. An origin associated with Edith is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Eda is a diminutive of Eduard. In Slovenian usage, Eda is a feminine form of EDO.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,208
- 0 boys · 4,208 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,600 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,600 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 100 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,625 as a first name in 2020; 242 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eda’s family of names
In Czech usage, Eda is a diminutive of Eduard. In Slovenian usage, Eda is a feminine form of EDO. Eda has a related form in Edith.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eda has relatives in 8 languages.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eda
- Eda ErdemTurkish volleyball player (born 1987)
- Eda EceTurkish actor (born 1990)
- Eda AhiEstonian poet (born 1990)
- Eda TuğsuzTurkish athlete (born 1997)
- Eda ÖzerkanTurkish actor (born 1984)
- Eda Nemoede CastertonAmerican artist (1877-1969)
- Eda RivasPeruvian politicianborn 1952
- Eda WarrenAmerican film editor (1903-1980)
- Eda ZoritteIsraeli authorborn 1926
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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