Hansel
Hansel was the 1638th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 959th; the most babies were born in 2021 (134). Over the last ten years it has moved up 83 places. More babies were named Hansel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,638 boys, up 144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 103boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021134 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,636babies recorded
Hansel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,638 | 103 |
| 2020 | #1,782 | 85 |
| 2010 | #4,575 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,354 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,277 | 31 |
| 1980 | #2,393 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,787 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,743 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,258 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,297 | 27 |
| 1930 | #1,408 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,128 | 40 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hansel, counting every spelling?
Hansel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,438 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,638 for Hansel on its own. Together these spellings went to 114 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansel | 103 | #1,638 | 556 |
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 Hansel?
103 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hansel (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hansel 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 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hansel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hansel?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Hansel are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 39. That makes Hansel mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Hansel by state
How common Hansel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×). In 38 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 Hansel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hansel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hansel
How popular is the name Hansel?
Hansel was the 1638th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 959th; the most babies were born in 2021 (134). Over the last ten years it has moved up 83 places. More babies were named Hansel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hansel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hansel in the US.
Where is Hansel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hansel was most common in Texas (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New Jersey.