Given name & surname
Edell
“a clever woman”·“one who is noble”
Edell is a variant of Edel. Interpretations include “a clever woman” (German) and “one who is noble” (German). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edell is a variant of Edel. Interpretations include “a clever woman” (German) and “one who is noble” (German). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Edell is a variant of Edel. An origin associated with Edel is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 294
- 45 boys · 249 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 22 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 boys is 5 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 176 as a first name in 2020; 463 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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