Given name
Edana
“one who is fiery; little fire”·“a fiery young man”
Edana is a feminine form of Aidan. Interpretations include “one who is fiery; little fire” and “a fiery young man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Irish use, Edana carries the interpretation “one who is fiery; little fire.” Edana is a feminine form of Aidan. Interpretations include “one who is fiery; little fire” and “a fiery young man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
Edana is used as a feminine counterpart of Aidan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Edana is a feminine form of Aidan. The history of Aidan gives this family its wider story. Aidan experienced a revival in the 20th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Edana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 224
- 0 boys · 224 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 280 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edana’s family of names
Edana is a feminine form of Aidan. Edana has a related form in Ena. Edana has a related form in Eithne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Enavariant
- Eithnevariant
- Ethnavariant
- Edaynavariant
- Edaenavariant
- Eidannavariant
- Eidanavariant
- Eideannvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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