# Edsel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/edsel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,962 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,962 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 | 5,314 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,980 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,727 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8,235 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,335 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,143 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5,845 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,694 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,251 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7,237 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10,101 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11,212 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11,306 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,552 |

## People named Edsel

- Edsel Bryant Ford, American businessman (1893-1943)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.