Given name
Edee
Edee is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edee 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
Edee is a variant of Edith. An origin associated with Edith is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 0 boys · 108 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 9 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 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 253 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.
Edee’s family of names
Edee has a related form in Edith. Edee has a related form in Ed.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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