Edna
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Edna is a Hebrew name meaning “pleasure” or “delight.” Edna is also glossed as “rejuvenation” or “youthful.” In the Book of Tobit, Edna was Sarah's mother, who comforted her daughter before her marriage to Tobias. Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was one of the first women to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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Usage of Edna in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Edna against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Edna is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Edna in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 72 girls were named Edna, making it the #2458 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 295,116 girls have been named Edna, with the most (8,698) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Michigan, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Scotland | #780 girls | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #526 girls | 5 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Brazil | #84 girls (all ages) | 199,053 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Israel | #218 girls (all ages) | 4,208 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Norway | #918 girls (all ages) | 273 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #964 girls (all ages) | 289 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Edna
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Edna, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Edna | 2014 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Edna | 1981 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Edna | 1968 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Edna | 1965 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Hurricane Edna (Category 3) | 1954 | North Atlantic | 204 km/h |
| Hurricane Edna (Category 3) | 1953 | North Atlantic | 185 km/h |
| Tropical storm Edna | 1945 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Edna
There are 27 towns and villages with Edna in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 21🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Edna | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,792 | Map |
| Edna | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 428 | Map |
| Edna | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 193 | Map |
| Edna Bay | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | 44 | Map |
| La Edna | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 17 | Map |
| Edna | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edna | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edna | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edna | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edna | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Edna
There are 27 lakes and reservoirs with Edna in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 16🇺🇸 United States 11
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| Edna Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edna Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Edna songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Edna in their title. The best known:
- Edna novina – Ivena (2010)
- Edna zhena – Galena (2015)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Edna
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Edna.
Edna Mayne Hull
Fictional characters named Edna
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Edna as a pet name
FurryName has found 26 dogs named Edna in public pet registers, making it the #3,825 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Noosa (2), Seattle (2), Zurich (1). Edna as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Edna in public pet registers, making it the #3,010 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Corangamite Shire (1), Seattle (1). Edna as a cat name →
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