Boys' name · since 1914
Edsel
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 3,962 babies named Edsel, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,108 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,962
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edsel is the #12108 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,962 recorded since 1914.
Edsel has 3,962 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12108 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,108 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,962 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edsel ranks #2,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,108 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,962 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,108 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,962
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edsel's 3,962 recorded births place it above 95.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Edsel compares
3,962 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Edsel's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edsel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,962 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 224 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edsel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edsel's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 224, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edsel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 224
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Edsel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,323 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Edsel's strongest decade.
1,323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Edsel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 204
1910s
204 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,323 births
- 1930s
1930s
665 births
- 1940s 445
1940s
445 births
- 1950s 448
1950s
448 births
- 1960s 234
1960s
234 births
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,323 births (33% of all-time use).
How Edsel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Edsel's total volume
Edsel by state
Where Edsel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 305 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 195 | 4.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 170 | 4.3% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 162 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 148 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 117 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 90 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 75 | 1.9% |
305 of 3,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Edsel appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Edsel's data
- Edsel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,323 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Edsels (305 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edsel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Edsel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.