Edna

Hebrew

"rejuvenation, delight"

The name Edna is currently ranked #946 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #11 in 1899. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in EDNA, EDNA, and EDNA. Edna is occasionally used for boys in 1974.

Edna Rank in US Top 1000

# 946 in the US

Edna Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 729 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Edna

• 729 Nameberry 2026
• 940 Unique 2023
• 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022

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Famous People Named Edna

• Edna Ferber American novelist
• Edna St. Vincent Millay American poet
• (Olga) Edna Purviance American silent film actress; frequent Charlie Chaplin co,star
• Edna O'Brien Irish novelist
• (Edna) Annie Proulx American novelist
• Edna May Oliver American character actress
• Edna Mae "Deanna" Durbin Canadian,American actress and singer
• Edna Staebler (born Cora Margaret Cress) Canadian journalist and cookbook author
• Edna Rae Gillooly birth name of Ellen Burstyn, American actress
• Edna Lyall pen name of English novelist Ada Ellen Bayly
• Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Kenyan distance runner
• Edna Dore (born Edna Lillian Gorring) English actress
• Edna Best English actress
• (Flora) Edna White American trumpeter and bandleader
• Edna Deakin American architect

The name Edna in Pop Culture

• Edna Mode character in animated movie "The Incredibles"
• Edna Turnblad character in movie and musical Hairspray
• Edna Krabappel character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Edna Birch character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• Edna Pontellier main character in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening"
• "Cinder Edna " children's book
• Edna Poppy character in Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees"
• Edna servant of the Birling Household in the play "An Inspector Calls"
• Edna Garrett character on TV series "Facts of LIfe"