Is Edelyn a boy or girl name?

Edelyn is a girl’s name. Of the 505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Edelyn

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Edelyn was most popular in 2025, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 505 people named Edelyn.

Edelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Edelyn’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Edelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Edelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 505 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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