Ansel
Ansel was the 1138th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 186 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 540th; the most babies were born in 2025 (186). Over the last ten years it has moved up 37 places. More babies were named Ansel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,138 boys, up 41 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 186boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,811babies recorded
Ansel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,138 | 186 |
| 2020 | #1,179 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,899 | 75 |
| 2000 | #3,153 | 27 |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 21 |
| 1980 | #2,540 | 19 |
| 1970 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,692 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,882 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,434 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,152 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,208 | 36 |
| 1910 | #1,201 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,321 | 5 |
| 1890 | #889 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ansel, counting every spelling?
Ansel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,025 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,138 for Ansel on its own. Together these spellings went to 202 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansel | 186 | #1,138 | 808 |
| Anzel | 16 | #5,624 | 63 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ansel?
186 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ansel (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ansel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ansel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ansel?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Ansel are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 27. That makes Ansel a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Ansel by state
How common Ansel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (3.6×), Oregon (3.4×), Washington (1.6×), California (1.6×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ansel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ansel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ansel
How popular is the name Ansel?
Ansel was the 1138th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 186 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 540th; the most babies were born in 2025 (186). Over the last ten years it has moved up 37 places. More babies were named Ansel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ansel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ansel in the US.
Where is Ansel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ansel was most common in Colorado (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Washington.