Boys' name · since 2000

Edge

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 107 babies named Edge, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,966 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,792 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
107
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Edge is the #12792 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 107 recorded since 2000.

Social Security Administration records show Edge recorded 107 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #12792 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #16,966 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,792 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 107 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edge ranks #16,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,792 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 107 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,966 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,792 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
107
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%8.1%
Edge vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Edge's 107 recorded births place it above 62.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Edge compares

107 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Edge's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Edge Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 107 369 358,536
Peak-year births 10 34 22,252

Edge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Edge splits its recorded history at 2014: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Edge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 2000200820122017202020232025 5

Edge by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Edge's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Edge births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edge?
Edge has been given to 107 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,966 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #12,792 of 13,930. 10 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Edge sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edge ranks #16,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,792 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Edge most popular?
Edge was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Edge been used?
Edge has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Edge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edgar, Edgardo, Edgard, Edger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Edge's data

  • Edge's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Edge

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Edge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Edge 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 August 2026.