Edsel
Edsel was the 12552nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 399th with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,317 places. More babies were named Edsel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,552 boys, down 4,301 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1927224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,962babies recorded
Edsel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,552 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,251 | 9 |
| 2010 | #5,314 | 17 |
| 2000 | #7,652 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,088 | 20 |
| 1980 | #2,467 | 20 |
| 1970 | #2,776 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 27 |
| 1950 | #1,013 | 48 |
| 1940 | #802 | 60 |
| 1930 | #593 | 104 |
| 1920 | #930 | 55 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Edsel, counting every spelling?
Edsel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Edsel?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Edsel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Edsel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Edsel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Edsel?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Edsel are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 36 and 74. That makes Edsel a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Edsel
How popular is the name Edsel?
Edsel was the 12552nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 399th with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,317 places. More babies were named Edsel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Edsel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Edsel in the US.