Boys' name · since 1924
Edsell
23 babies named Edsell in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edsell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Edsell recorded 23 times among boys since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1927.
- #27,774 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edsell ranks #27,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edsell's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edsell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edsell's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edsell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1927
- Peak year (1927)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Edsell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Edsell's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Edsell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edsell: 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 (~3 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, 1924–1927 (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 Edsell 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.