Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Editha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Editha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 321
- 0 boys · 321 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 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 girls is 7 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,151 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.
Editha’s family of names
In German usage, Editha has a related form in Edith. In Latin usage, Editha has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Edyta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Editha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Arietta
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Agatha
Agatha is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
>99% girls
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Elvira
“a-truthful woman; one who can be trusted”
>99% girls
Bertha
“one who is famously bright and beautiful”
>99% girls
Elinore
“shining light”
>99% girls