Boys' name · since 1912

Edlow

7 babies named Edlow in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#36,451 of 45,481
all-time among boys
7
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade

Edlow sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 7 recorded since 1912.

Social Security Administration records show Edlow recorded 7 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1912.

  • #36,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 7 born since 1912
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edlow ranks #36,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.

#36,451 of 45,481
all-time among boys
7
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Edlow's 7 recorded births place it above 18.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Edlow popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1912

Last recorded 1912
Peak year (1912)
7
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
7 1912 7

Edlow by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Edlow's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Edlow births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edlow?
7 babies have been named Edlow since 1912. All-time, it sits at #36,451 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1912. The peak year was 1912 with 7 births.
Where does Edlow sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edlow ranks #36,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Edlow most popular?
Edlow was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Edlow been used?
Records for Edlow go back to 1912, giving 1 year of history through 1912.
What names are similar to Edlow?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edley, Edlin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Edlow: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–1912 (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 Edlow 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.