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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ancil

Ancil was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 950th; the most babies were born in 1920 (35). More babies were named Ancil in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192035 babies
Total since 1880
1,099babies recorded

Ancil popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,8607
1960#3,0888
1950#2,5879
1940#1,73816
1930#1,23633
1920#1,22635
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Ancil, counting every spelling?

Ancil has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ancil?

About 300 people born in the US named Ancil are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 55 and 79. That makes Ancil a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ancil by state

How common Ancil was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesKY0.15West Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWV0.07Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ancil, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ancil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ancil, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ancil

How popular is the name Ancil?

Ancil was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 950th; the most babies were born in 1920 (35). More babies were named Ancil in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ancil a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,099 boys.

Where was Ancil most popular?

In 1918–1922, Ancil was most common in Kentucky (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Ohio.