Given name & surname
Eskel
“from the cauldron of the gods”
Eskel is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the cauldron of the gods.”
Original Old NorseÁskell
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the cauldron of the gods.”
Where it comes from
Eskel is a variant of Eskil. An origin associated with Eskil is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Eskel developed from Eskil. In Estonian usage, Eskel developed from Áskell.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eskel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 34 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1939. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1926.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eskel’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Eskel developed from the Swedish form Eskil. Eskel has a related form in Eskell. Eskel has a related form in Eskil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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