Eddy is a short form of Edward, Edwin or Edmund, names built on the Old English ead, "wealth" or "fortune", and it is also an English word for a small whirlpool. The y spelling is common in Spanish-speaking and French-speaking families, while English speakers more often write Eddie. Eddy entered the US top 1000 in 2002, peaked at number 868 in 2006 and stands at number 1605 in 2025.