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Edell

eh-DEL /ɛˈdɛl/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025 (girls)
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1954 (#5,753)
Babies in 1954 (girls)
5 (<0.01% of girls)
As a boy name
Last recorded 1956 (#3,942)Peak #2,766 in 1929
Peak (girls)
#2,028 in 1916
First recorded
1912 (as a girl name; 1916 as a boy name)

Meaning of Edell

In the rolling hills of Lombardy or amid the sun-dappled courtyards of Siena, one might whisper the name Edell like a soft breeze carrying the promise of nobility—from the Old High German “Adal”—and the shimmering warmth of Italian sunshine. Unisex by nature, Edell dances lightly between /iːˈdɛl/ and /ɛˈdɛl/, a name adaptable as an artisan’s brushstroke across a Tuscan fresco. Though in modern America it appears sparingly—once surfacing in birth lists from the 1910s through the 1950s and rarer than a gondola in the Sahara—Edell maintains an aura of quiet distinction. With each utterance, it conjures images of rolling vineyards, animated family feasts, and the graceful legacy of times past, bridging heritage and individuality in a single, melodious syllable. A gentle nod to noble roots and a luminous beacon of personality, Edell invites every child to embrace a story that is both timeless and delightfully unexpected.

How to pronounce Edell

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Popularity of Edell in the U.S.

Edell was last recorded in the U.S. in 1954, ranked #5,753 with 5 babies. It peaked at #2,028 in 1916. It first appears in the records in 1912. As a boy name it was last recorded in 1956, at #3,942.

Bar and line chart: Edell in the U.S., 1912–1954. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 17 in 1927 and 5 in 1954. Line: rank among girl names, peak #2,028 in 1916, #5,753 in 1954.
  • Girls named Edell (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1912–1954. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Girls year by year, 1912⁠–⁠1954 26 rows
Edell: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
195455,753back (not recorded in 1953)
195293,796back (not recorded in 1950–1951)
194955,244back (not recorded in 1945–1948)
194464,054back (not recorded in 1938–1943)
193763,800back (not recorded in 1936)
193563,742▲ 60
193463,802▼ 396
193373,406back (not recorded in 1931–1932)
1930112,690▲ 992
192973,682▼ 728
1928102,954▼ 785
1927172,169▲ 539
1926122,708▲ 956
192583,664▼ 520
1924103,144▼ 227
1923112,917▼ 530
1922152,387▲ 246
1921132,633▲ 266
1920112,899▼ 743
1919162,156▲ 1,356
191883,512▼ 168
191783,344▼ 1,316
1916162,028▲ 872
191592,900▼ 635
1914102,265back (not recorded in 1913)
191272,360new

Boys year by year, 1916⁠–⁠1956 8 rows
Edell: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
195653,942back (not recorded in 1953–1955)
195253,734back (not recorded in 1935–1951)
193453,679back (not recorded in 1930–1933)
192992,766▲ 1,385
192854,151back (not recorded in 1926–1927)
192554,197back (not recorded in 1920–1924)
191954,168back (not recorded in 1917–1918)
191663,516new

Notable people named Edell

  • Edell Shepherd is a former NFL wide receiver who signed with the Chicago Bears in 2002.