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Unisex name

Ersel

25% girls, 75% boys · last recorded 1953

Ersel has been given to about 352 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 78
Median age today91 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ersel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1919 · 23
  • Born in 20250
  • All time352

How popular is Ersel?

Its best year was 1919, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 3074th. The typical living American called Ersel is about 91 years old today.

Names that sound like Ersel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hershel0.79
  2. Ethel0.70
  3. Herschel0.72
  4. Denzel0.72
  5. Eliel0.65
  6. Bethel0.62
  7. Ansel0.62
  8. Roel0.62

Middle names for Ersel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ersel Anne0.81
  2. Ersel Catherine0.78
  3. Ersel Josephine0.78
  4. Ersel Rose0.77
  5. Ersel Marie0.77
  6. Ersel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Ersel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.70
  2. Luellasister · 0.69
  3. Ilasister · 0.68
  4. Opalsister · 0.67
  5. Forestbrother · 0.60
  6. Archiebrother · 0.59

Where Ersel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ersel Anderson0.77
    2. Ersel White0.72
    3. Ersel Nguyen0.72
    4. Ersel Moore0.72
    5. Ersel Hill0.72
    6. Ersel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ersel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.