Edsel

Boy name

Edsel has been given to 3,962 babies in the U.S. since 1914. It peaked in 1927.

Meaning & origin

The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943)API, son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,962

Peak year

1927 (224 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1914

10-year trend

▼ -44%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Edsel.

3,991 babies since 1880

3,991 babies since 1880

4,002 babies since 1886

4,005 babies since 1880

4,029 babies since 1880

4,040 babies since 1882

3,861 babies since 1904

4,078 babies since 1880

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