US rank #10936 Girls' name Peak 2021 79 births

Edelweiss — #10936 US girls' name

79 babies named Edelweiss in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s372020s42
#10936
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 38% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Edelweiss was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

11 babies were named Edelweiss in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edelweiss

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Edelweiss between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edelweiss currently holds the #10936 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edelweiss performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Edelweiss shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edelweiss in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Edelweiss at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

79

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,936

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Edelweiss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 8

Edelweiss by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
42 births that decade — 53% of Edelweiss's all-time total
2010s372020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edelweiss?
79 babies have been named Edelweiss since 2015. It currently ranks #10936 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Edelweiss most popular?
Edelweiss was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Edelweiss been used?
Edelweiss has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Edelweiss?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eden, Edelmira, Edelyn, Edell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.