Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Etsel isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Etsel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 23 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 6 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 6 in 1932. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Etsel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Odell
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98% boys · 2% girls
Hershel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys
Elihu
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>99% boys
Elson
“from the nobleman's town”
>99% boys
Elwin
“a friend of the elves”
>99% boys
Evert
“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar” · “resembling a wild boar”
>99% boys
Elwyn
“a friend of the elves”
81% boys · 19% girls
Aldon
“an old friend” · “from the old town”
>99% boys