Recorded 1920–1932 Boys' name Peak 1929 23 births

Etsel — boys' name

23 babies named Etsel in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1930s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Etsel was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

6 babies were named Etsel in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etsel

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Etsel between 1920 and 1932, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Etsel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etsel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Etsel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etsel 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 23 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.

Etsel at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

23

Since 1920

13 years of records

Peak year

1929

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1920

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1932

Etsel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1920

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1929)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 1932193119291920 5

Etsel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
12 births that decade — 52% of Etsel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etsel?
23 babies have been named Etsel since 1920. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1929 with 6 births.
When was Etsel most popular?
Etsel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Etsel been used?
Etsel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 13 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Etsel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etson, Etsuo. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1932 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.