Is Edel a boy or girl name?

Edel is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 556 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.5% were girls and 90.5% were boys.

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Edel

Recorded 1906–2025 · United States

Edel was most popular in 2006, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,742 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 556 people named Edel.

Edel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Edel’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Edel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Edel is mostly a boy’s name — 9.5% of the 556 Americans given it were girls and 90.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org