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The baby name Eddy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛdi/ (ED-ee).

Eddy is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈɛdi/ (ED-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Eddy ?

The baby name Eddy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛdi/ (ED-ee).

Eddy is English in Origin.

Often used as a friendly diminutive, Eddy traces to several Old English royal names. Most often it abbreviates Edward (ēad “wealth, prosperity” + weard “guardian,” yielding “prosperous guardian”), but it can also stand for Edmund (“wealth protection”) or Edgar (“prosperous spear”), and in continental forms for Édouard/Eduardo and Scandinavian Edvard. As a hypocoristic it appears in English records from the later Middle Ages, later stabilizing as an independent given name in the 19th century.

Variant spellings include Eddie (dominant in the US/UK), Edi, and Edo; related feminines include Edie (from Edith), though Eddy is occasionally unisex. Longer cognates are Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Eduardo, Édouard, Edvard, and Edoardo; short forms include Ed, Ned, and Ted. The name saw steady Anglophone popularity through the early-to-mid 20th century and remains familiar via figures like cyclist Eddy Merckx, singer Eddy Arnold, and musician Eddy Grant.

Eddy has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Eddy

Eddy Grant Musician · Born 1948 · United Kingdom Eddy Grant is a British singer-songwriter and producer best known for hits like "Electric Avenue," "I Don't Wanna Dance," and "Gimme Hope Jo'anna." Born Edmond Montague Grant in 1948, he is known for blending musical styles and for socially conscious lyrics, and he also created the genre he called ringbang. Eddy Wally Actor · Born 1932 · Belgium Eddy Wally was a Belgian schlager singer and actor best known for his flamboyant stage persona and novelty hits in Flanders. Born Eduard Van De Walle, he called himself the "Voice of Europe" and became a cult figure through songs like "Chérie" and "Ik spring uit een vliegmachien."

Celebrity babies named Eddy

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Eddy Angélil Céline Dion singer ★★★★★ René Angélil singer ★★★★★

Eddy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
BI 0 #7 6 425
ID Boys 0 #10 214 4,130
HT 0 #11 2 399
ID 0 #16 24 2,238
BW 0 #19 1 960
KR Boys 0 #25 3 897
BN 0 #26 7 2,297
HT Boys 0 #26 9 903
BI Boys 0 #27 17 917
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
HN Boys 0 #48 5 749
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
BN Boys 0 #56 79 6,332
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AO 0 #72 6 2,729
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
BO Boys 0 #75 3,434 9,244
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
CN 0 #79 8 3,857
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
GT Boys 0 #84 1,424 7,625
TW 0 #90 11 4,523
EC 0 #93 23 2,502
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
MY Boys 0 #104 3,583 25,439
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
NA Boys 0 #106 142 6,830
BN Girls 0 #108 7 5,459
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
EC Boys 0 #117 182 3,322
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
BO 0 #125 369 6,868
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
CR 0 #128 31 5,526
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
MU 0 #130 8 3,613
BW Boys 0 #132 18 4,685
PA 0 #132 7 3,797
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
TW Boys 0 #133 119 7,111
Switzerland Boys 2024 #134 4 1,769
CR Boys 0 #135 780 10,188
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
AO Boys 0 #145 106 5,568
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
RS Boys 0 #151 4 2,277
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
GT 0 #155 178 5,948
PR Boys 0 #161 14 2,508
AE 0 #164 14 10,220
NL Boys 0 #167 2,507 5,873
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
HK Boys 0 #169 829 12,905
HU Boys 0 #170 5 3,954
Sweden Boys 2022 #172 11 1,509
MT Boys 0 #174 6 4,064
MY 0 #178 164 12,352
UY 0 #179 4 2,477
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
MO Boys 0 #181 43 5,842
PE Boys 0 #189 2,805 14,506
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
LU Boys 0 #190 29 4,970
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
MU Boys 0 #204 162 8,477
SG 0 #208 62 11,010
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
CN Boys 0 #212 111 9,639
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
GH Boys 0 #216 143 8,138
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
NG 0 #219 46 5,926
PS 0 #221 6 5,692
HK 0 #224 133 8,483
GH 0 #226 18 5,396
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
NA Girls 0 #229 9 7,146
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
GR Boys 0 #242 26 6,912
PT 0 #245 6 4,161
SG Boys 0 #248 648 17,960
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
PA Boys 0 #249 293 9,305
PE 0 #249 62 6,350
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
EC Girls 0 #254 5 3,650
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
MO Girls 0 #259 5 7,056
IL 0 #263 12 6,291
MX Boys 0 #268 2,035 16,355
JP Boys 0 #270 28 7,909
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
NL 0 #277 117 2,481
SA 0 #282 14 10,560
Canada Boys 2024 #284 23 2,588
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
CM Boys 0 #294 321 12,054
AL Boys 0 #295 9 5,122
PT Boys 0 #296 73 7,951
CZ Boys 0 #298 8 6,530
DK Boys 0 #308 18 7,401
UY Boys 0 #312 92 5,922
GH Girls 0 #313 12 6,973
LB 0 #319 441 13,263
MX 0 #324 90 8,339
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
France Girls 1972 #330 3 1,439
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
BR 0 #334 12 5,969
NG Boys 0 #335 1,305 16,906
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
CN Girls 0 #338 12 8,829
IT Boys 0 #338 3,396 10,046
France Boys 2021 #339 49 2,865
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
CO Boys 0 #359 1,012 15,656
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
CL Boys 0 #364 419 13,390
JO Boys 0 #367 11 7,057
PH Boys 0 #371 13 11,440
CO 0 #374 108 7,768
Austria Boys 0 #382 61 2,180
AR Boys 0 #389 80 7,628
ZA Boys 0 #389 1,462 25,619
Germany 0 #390 48 2,542
ZA 0 #390 58 14,421
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
CL 0 #399 13 6,867
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Germany Boys 0 #416 755 5,697
Spain 0 #416 37 2,326
Finland Boys 0 #417 11 2,041
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
SD Boys 0 #429 17 10,523
PA Girls 0 #436 46 9,861
RU Boys 0 #463 43 12,621
Spain Boys 0 #466 622 5,610
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
UY Girls 0 #488 23 6,731
PS Boys 0 #489 60 10,655
GT Girls 0 #491 15 7,500
CO Girls 0 #498 910 16,140
IL Boys 0 #519 89 10,983
LY 0 #519 17 12,703
CM Girls 0 #520 21 11,671
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
IR Boys 0 #536 17 10,162
BH 0 #540 14 17,937
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
IT 0 #544 174 4,183
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
CR Girls 0 #566 8 11,342
BO Girls 0 #568 44 9,488
SG Girls 0 #570 17 18,916
BR Boys 0 #578 177 12,213
AR Girls 0 #589 11 8,289
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
HK Girls 0 #599 17 16,104
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
NG Girls 0 #607 184 15,093
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
Finland Boys 2026 #650 33 3,552
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #655 13 13,071
QA Boys 0 #670 38 18,093
SY 0 #713 16 11,684
PE Girls 0 #747 199 14,861
KW Boys 0 #753 17 18,755
United States Boys 2024 #778 115 7,044
CL Girls 0 #786 66 14,098
TN 0 #790 40 13,765
OM Boys 0 #795 87 17,948
Germany Girls 0 #821 18 4,949
EG Boys 0 #855 32 15,035
United States Girls 2024 #911 6 8,487
MY Girls 0 #913 82 24,821
BR Girls 0 #917 25 12,708
SA Girls 0 #922 14 25,931
NL Girls 0 #937 19 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #943 41 5,561
IN Boys 0 #969 33 16,750
AE Boys 0 #988 105 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,002 182 17,781
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
MA 0 #1,066 63 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,096 46 25,928
DZ 0 #1,128 49 20,130
TR 0 #1,162 50 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,226 221 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,491 124 28,008

Eddy is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Eddy

Eddy is predominantly a boy's name.
Eddy is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɛdi/ (ED-ee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Eddie, Edi, Edd and Ed.
Yes, very popular — Eddy ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Eddy ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Eddy's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #322 in 2011 to #339 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 2 notable people named Eddy are in our database, including Eddy Grant (Musician), Eddy Wally (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Eddy for their child, including Céline Dion and René Angélil.