Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Edelia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 0 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 1936
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1936. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 454 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edelia’s family of names
Edelia may belong to the same name family as EDELLIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Edelia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elidia
>99% girls
Otilia
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>99% girls
Elodia
“a wealthy foreigner”
>99% girls
Estoria
>99% girls
Dealia
>99% girls
Enedina
“one who is praised”
>99% girls
Edwina
“one who is wealthy in friendship” · “a wealthy friend”
>99% girls
Velia
“from Velia”
>99% girls