Edgel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Edgel

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Edgel between 1915 and 1979, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edgel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edgel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Edgel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Edgel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edgel 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 121 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.