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Edell

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 307

Ireland

#484

1978 births

Edell is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 85% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1956 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Edell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1956, not a full ten years.

133
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Edell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 85
1920s 133
1930s 41
1940s 11
1950s (to 1956) 24

How popular is Edell?

In 1956, Edell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Edell is used

Ireland #484 4 in 1978
United States #4,146 5 in 1956

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Edell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Edell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Edell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Edell

How popular is the name Edell?

In 1956, Edell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Edell a girl's or a boy's name?

Edell is used for both girls and boys. About 85% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Edell?

Edell has 2 syllables.

When was Edell most popular?

Edell peaked in 1916, when 22 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.