On the positive side: I always prefer a bit obscure to popular, even if I don't necessarily love the name. So
Nigel would fit that bill. As in I'd certainly advocate for
Nigel over
Noah or the -aydens or
Ethan or
Joshua.
As for edgy: That is not the vibe I get at all. Like I said, obscure maybe, but not really edgy. In fact, it feels kind of older-British-pretentious to me. Which always teeters on the edgy of snotty and whiny.
I know my mom has said before that she likes
Nigel. Not me though, sorry.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589To peruse my non-name musings:
http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/