Edith

English

"prosperous in war"

Edith Origin and Meaning

The name Edith is a girl's name of English origin meaning "prosperous in war".

Edith was a hugely popular name a hundred years ago that's being revived among stylish parents in Stockholm and London. It's currently beginning to gain traction in the US among those with a taste for old-fashioned names with a soft but strong image.

The name of two American First Ladies, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, as well as that of several early English queens, Edith is one of the oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon names. Widely used in nineteenth century novels, Edith was chosen by Louisa May Alcott for the heroine of her first novel The Inheritance, written when she was seventeen.

Edith Wharton makes a fine literary namesake, with other noted bearers including poet Edith Sitwell, iconic Hollywood movie designer Edith Head, and for francophiles, there is the reference to Edith Piaf.

With the rise of so many other E-starting names from Ella to Evelyn, and the adorable short form Edie, we predict that Edith will soon sound more like a cute toddler than a dated granny, especially with the Despicable Me character and the emergence of one of the most interesting characters on Downton Abbey, Lady Edith Crawley.

Edith Rank in US Top 1000

# 504 in the US

Edith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 110 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Edith

• 504 US 2023
• 110 Nameberry 2025
• 265 Future 2028
• 112 England 2023
• 164 Scotland 2023
• 407 Mexico 2021
• 38 Sweden 2024

20 Names Similar to Edith

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• Beatrice
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• Winifred
• Harriet
• Agnes
• Florence
• Dorothea
• Ingrid
• Esther
• Matilda
• Philippa
• Ida
• Theodora
• Maude
• Beatrix
• Alma
• Louisa
• Dorothy
• Henrietta
• Ramona

Famous People Named Edith

• Edith of Wessex Queen consort of Edward the Confessor of England
• Edith of Mercia aka Ealdgyth Queen consort of Harold Godwinson of England
• Edith of England aka Eadgyth Queen consort of Otto I of Germany
• Edith Piaf (born Edith Giovanna Gassion) French singer
• Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt U.S. First Lady
• Edith Bolling Galt Wilson U.S. First Lady
• Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick American actress & heiress
• Edith "Edie" Falco American actress
• Edith Louisa Sitwell English poet
• Edith Blackwell Holden English author and illustrator
• Edith Head American costume designer
• Edith birth name of Queen Matilda of Scotland
• Edith Mary Evans English actress
• Edith Pechey one of the first British woman physicians
• Edith Irene Södergran Swedish,Finnish poet
• Edith Mary Pargeter English historical novelist
• Edith Hirsch Luchins Polish,American mathematician
• Saint Edith Stein aka Teresa Benedicta of the Cross German,Jewish,born nun and Holocaust victim
• Edith the Fair aka Edith Swan Neck, wife of King Harold Godwinson of England
• Edith L. Cavell WWII nurse killed for aiding Allied soldiers
• Edith Frank Holländer mother of Jewish diarist Anne Frank
• Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier American socialite
• Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale American socialite
• Edith Eleanor Bowman Scottish radio DJ
• Edith Vivian Patricia Upton (b. 2015) daughter of actress Cate Blanchett

The name Edith in Pop Culture

• Edith Cushing from the Guillermo del Toro movie "Crimson Peak"
• Edith Bunker Archie's wife on TV's "All in the Family"
• Edith Crawley character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Edith Finch character in the game "What Remains of Edith Finch"
• Edith little girl in animated movie "Despicable Me"
• Edith Moor character in John Galsworthy's Forsyte saga
• Edith Ann character in Lily Tomlin's sketches
• Edith Shaw Lennox from Gaskell's "North & South"
• Edith Stanley from musical "The Pirates of Penzance"
• Edith Prior character in the Divergent trilogy
• Edith "Edie" Burchill from Morton's "The Distant Hours"
• Edith Vernon from G. A. Henty's "St. George for England"
• Edith Pilchester from H.E. Bates' "Darling Buds of May"
• Edith and the Kingpin a song by Joni Mitchell (1975)
• Miss Edith Drusilla's doll in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

International Variations of the name Edith

• Editha German
• Ekika Hawaiian
• Edda Polish
• Edita Czech
• Edka Polish
• Edyta Polish
• Edi Hawaiian
• Edetta Italian
• Ita Polish
• Editta Italian
• Ditka Czech
• Eda Polish
• Dita Czech