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
Edge's 107 recorded births place it above 62.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #12792 among boys.
107 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 10 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (46% of all-time use).
Edge decade highlights
- Peak decade 49 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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.
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