Edsel is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Edsel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Edsel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 3,962 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Edsel per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 1927 (224/yr).
Edsel has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1927, when it ranked #846 nationally (given to 224 babies that year).
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