Edel
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning noble; of noble birth.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Edel by the numbers
Edel was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Edel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Edel
Names that are said the same way as Edel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Eidelnoble or gentle4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Edel, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Edel
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