Is Edan a boy or girl name?

Edan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,713 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.5% were girls and 89.5% were boys.

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Edan

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Edan was most popular in 2009, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,225 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,713 people named Edan.

Edan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Edan’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Edan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Edan is mostly a boy’s name — 10.5% of the 1,713 Americans given it were girls and 89.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Edan

Where Edan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org