Given name & surname
Edy
Edy is a masculine given name from Middle English. It is used in Cornish and Middle English.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Middle English usage, Edy is a diminutive of Edith. In Middle English usage, Edy is a diminutive of EDIVE.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 887
- 696 boys · 191 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,904 for boys · #13,666 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,904 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 2019. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,334 as a first name in 2020; 125 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.
Edy’s family of names
In Middle English usage, Edy is a diminutive of Edith. Edy has a related form in Ed. In Middle English usage, Edy is a diminutive of EDIVE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Edy
- Sixten JernbergSwedish cross-country skier1929–2012
- Edy Reinalteralpine skier (1920-1962)
- Edy Hubacherbobsledderborn 1940
- Edy WilliamsAmerican actressborn 1942
- SnotAmerican rapper and singer-songwriterborn 1997
- Edy SchützLuxembourgian road bicycle racerborn 1941
- Edy VesselItalian actress and businesswomanborn 1940
- Edy BrambilaMexican footballerborn 1986
- Edy VásquezHonduran footballer (1983-2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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