Given name
Edythe
Edythe is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edythe 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
Edythe 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edythe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,880
- 0 boys · 13,880 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 582 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,200 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,200 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 582 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,649 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.
Edythe’s family of names
Edythe has a related form in Edith. In English usage, Edythe has a conventional equivalent in the German form Edith.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Edythe
- Edythe ChapmanAmerican actress (1863-1948)
- Lisa BenAmerican writer (1921–2015)
- Edythe WrightAmerican singer (1914–1965)
- Edythe BroadAmerican art collector and philanthropistborn 1936
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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