Boys' name · since 1915
Edgel
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Edgel, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Edgel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 121 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edgel has been recorded 121 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1979.
- #16,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 121 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edgel ranks #16,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #16,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Edgel's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Edgel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edgel splits its recorded history at 1935: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edgel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1979
- Peak year (1933)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Edgel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (43 births, 36% of the file).
1930s was Edgel's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Edgel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 43 births (36% of all-time use).
Edgel by state
Where Edgel concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 7 | 5.8% |
7 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edgel's data
- Edgel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Edgels (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edgel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1915–1979 (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 Edgel 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.