Edley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Edley

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Edley between 1915 and 1927, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Edley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edley 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 38 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.