Given name & surname
Eddis
“son of Edward”
Eddis is a variant of Edison. One English interpretation is “son of Edward.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eddis is a variant of Edison. One English interpretation is “son of Edward.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eddis is a variant of Edison. An origin associated with Edison is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eddis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 16 boys · 117 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 14 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 boys is 6 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 168 as a first name in 2020; 132 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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