Is Edsel a boy or girl name?
Edsel was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,957 US babies named Edsel were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,263
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Edsel since 1914
- 3,957
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 224 babies
Boys and girls named Edsel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 204 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,323 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 665 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 445 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 448 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,263 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,201 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,098 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,233 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,245 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,689 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,845 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,141 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,335 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,234 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,597 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,727 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,980 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,314 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,912 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,770 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,754 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,339 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,672 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,869 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,210 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,778 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,651 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,359 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,956 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,769 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,139 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,464 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,198 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,795 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,397 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,565 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,088 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,242 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,795 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,220 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,644 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,267 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,587 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,741 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 54 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 52 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 52 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 61 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 45 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 60 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 45 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 59 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 52 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 68 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 56 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 71 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 70 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 105 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 104 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 98 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 156 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 224 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 174 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 173 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 138 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 120 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 113 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 72 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 55 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 76 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Edsel reached #399 in 1927. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.