The baby name Edet is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-det (IPA: /ˈɛdɛt/).
The baby name Edet is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-det (IPA: /ˈɛdɛt/).
Edet is in Origin.
Edet is a masculine given name and surname from the Efik and Ibibio peoples of southeastern Nigeria (Cross River and Akwa Ibom States), languages of the Lower Cross branch of Niger-Congo. The name is tied to traditional calendrical naming: many families bestow Edet on a boy born on a significant communal day - often a market day - so it is frequently glossed as “born on (the) market day.” Meanings can vary subtly by clan, but the name typically connotes timeliness, livelihood, and good fortune.
Edet appears in 19th-century Old Calabar missionary and trade records and has remained widely used at home and in the diaspora, functioning both as a given name and a hereditary surname. Common short forms include Ed and Eddy; standard Efik and Ibibio keep the spelling Edet, though older colonial records occasionally vary it. The element also features in compound surnames across the region.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #244 | 21 | 5,926 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #404 | 932 | 16,906 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 160 | 15,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Edet is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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