US rank #3938 Boys' name Peak 2012 436 births

Ediel — #3938 US boys' name

436 babies named Ediel in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1232010s2012020s100
#3938
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Ediel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

28 babies were named Ediel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ediel

The Social Security Administration has registered 436 babies named Ediel between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ediel currently holds the #3938 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ediel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ediel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Ediel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ediel 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 436 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.

Ediel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

436

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2012

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,938

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ediel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
28
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030 20242020201620122008200420001998 5

Ediel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
201 births that decade — 46% of Ediel's all-time total
1990s122000s1232010s2012020s100

Ediel by state

Where Ediel concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ediel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
124 28.4%
#2 Massachusetts
5 1.1%
Texas share of Ediel's total US births 28.4%
Even split

124 of 436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ediel?
436 babies have been named Ediel since 1998. It currently ranks #3938 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 28 births.
When was Ediel most popular?
Ediel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Ediel most popular?
The top states for the name Ediel are Texas (124 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Ediel been used?
Ediel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ediel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edison, Edin, Edith, Edilberto, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2024 (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.