Total births
5
Girls' name · since 1920
Bedell
5 babies named Bedell in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 5
- total births
- 1920–1920
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
5 girls have been named Bedell since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bedell has 5 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1920.
- 5 total births
- 1920–1920 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
5 girls have been named Bedell since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1920.
- 5
- total births
- 1920–1920
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bedell was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
5 babies were named Bedell in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Bedell at a glance
Last recorded 1920Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Bedell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1920
- Peak year (1920)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Bedell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Bedell's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bedell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bedell? ▼
Bedell has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1920. 5 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Bedell most popular? ▼
Bedell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Bedell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bedell since 1920 -- 1 year through the most recent 1920 data.
What names are similar to Bedell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beda, Bedelia, Bedie, Beddie, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Bedell
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1920 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bedell: Baby Name Since 1920 - 5 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bedell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bedell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.