Edsel

EHD-suhl /ˈɛdsəl/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Edsel is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.

Edsel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,552 for boy births in the United States (and #25,820 across all names), given to 5 babies. Edsel was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1927 (224 births).

About the name Edsel

PronunciationEHD-suhl /ˈɛdsəl/
CultureEnglish
#12,552U.S. rank among boys 2025
#25,820among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
224peak births 1927
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Edsel

How popular is Edsel?

Boys named Edsel 5 in 2025
19141920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Edsel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Edsel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#12,552
202466#11,306
202366#11,212
202277#10,101
20211111#7,237
202099#8,251
201955#12,694
20181515#5,845
201766#11,143
201699#8,335
201599#8,235
201455#12,600
20131212#6,727
201188#8,980
20101717#5,314
20091212#6,914
20082020#4,771
20071212#6,756
20051212#6,341
20041111#6,671
20031010#6,870
20021414#5,210
20011212#5,778
200088#7,652
1999813#7,360
19981010#5,956
199710—#5,769
19969—#6,140
199519—#3,464
199411—#5,198
199312—#4,795
199213—#4,398
199112—#4,567
199020—#3,088
198918—#3,242
198816—#3,256
198712—#3,795
198610—#4,220
198514—#3,257
198416—#2,857
19839—#4,245
198212—#3,541
198113—#3,275
198020—#2,467
197911—#3,645
197812—#3,267
197717—#2,587
197615—#2,742
197512—#3,122
197418—#2,303
197311—#3,072
197212—#2,872
197118—#2,229
197012—#2,776
196915—#2,242
196827—#1,518
196718—#1,869
196613—#2,258
196528—#1,461
196423—#1,669
196331—#1,408
196227—#1,525
196125—#1,612
196027—#1,561
195947—#1,131
195856—#1,019
195754—#1,030
195629—#1,456
195537—#1,241
195436—#1,249
195335—#1,265
195254—#972
195152—#977
195048—#1,013
194937—#1,167
194840—#1,132
194752—#986
194639—#1,115
194539—#1,019
194437—#1,092
194361—#850
194235—#1,172
194145—#954
194060—#802
193945—#935
193859—#809
193735—#1,101
193652—#845
193568—#744
193456—#836
193371—#724
193270—#749
1931105—#575
1930104—#593
192998—#611
1928156—#487
1927224—#399
1926174—#457
1925173—#459
1924138—#539
1923120—#570
1922113—#608
192172—#800
192055—#930
191976—#731
191841—#1,067
191734—#1,153
191631—#1,184
191517—#1,724
19145—#3,385