Boys' name · since 2016
Edzel
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Edzel, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Edzel since 2016, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Edzel recorded 11 times among boys since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2017.
- #33,439 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edzel ranks #33,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #33,439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Edzel's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edzel's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Edzel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Edzel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Edzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~1 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, 2016–2017 (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 Edzel 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.