Boys' name · since 1915
Edley
Edley has 38 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 38 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edley has been recorded 38 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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 1927.
- #24,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edley ranks #24,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edley's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edley's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1927
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Edley by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Edley's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Edley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1915–1927 (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 Edley 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.