Edsel — #10973 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Edsel

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,957 babies named Edsel between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edsel currently holds the #10973 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 224 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edsel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Edsel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 305 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Edsel in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edsel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,957 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.