Edsel

Where Edsel comes from

The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Edsel
  • Germanic
Along the way
  1. 1893
    Edsel Bryant Ford born
    American businessman
  2. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,264 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1927
    Peak, #399
    224 babies named Edsel — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1929
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #610.
  5. 1974
    Edsel Dope born
    American singer and musician
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.
Namesakes
  • Edsel Bryant Ford · American businessman, 1893–1943
  • Edsel Dope · American singer and musician, born 1974
  • Edsel Ford Fong · World's rudest waiter, 1927–1984
  • Edsel Chase · Barbadian sprinter, born 1968

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.