Boys' name · since 1917
Edsil
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Edsil, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
25 boys have been named Edsil since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edsil has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1930.
- #27,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edsil ranks #27,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edsil's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edsil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edsil's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded.
Edsil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1930
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Edsil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).
1920s was Edsil's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Edsil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Edsil's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edsil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1917–1930 (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 Edsil 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.