Ansel Boy
How popular is Ansel?
#1,138 boy name in 2025
186 baby boys were named Ansel in the US in 2025, making it the 1138th most popular boy name.
Ansel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,138 for boys (▲ 148 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 186 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,174 in 2015, #1,177 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (186 boys) |
| Highest rank | #538 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ansel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ansel family of names ranked #985 for boys in 2025 (#1,085 the year before), with 202 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ansel | 186 | 92% |
| Anzel | 16 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ansel is most popular
Babies named Ansel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Colorado: 0.3 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Oregon: 0.3 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (134 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
Ansel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #758 |
| 1890s | 53 | #538 |
| 1900s | 40 | #852 |
| 1910s | 307 | #855 |
| 1920s | 387 | #961 |
| 1930s | 238 | #1,151 |
| 1940s | 203 | #1,214 |
| 1950s | 170 | #1,614 |
| 1960s | 124 | #1,855 |
| 1970s | 160 | #1,888 |
| 1980s | 188 | #2,356 |
| 1990s | 250 | #2,463 |
| 2000s | 483 | #1,834 |
| 2010s | 1,204 | #1,128 |
| 2020s | 971 | #1,138 |
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Questions
- Is Ansel a boy or girl name?
- Ansel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ansel were boys.
- How popular is the name Ansel?
- 186 baby boys were named Ansel in the US in 2025, making it the 1138th most popular boy name.
- When was Ansel most popular?
- Ansel peaked in 2025, when 186 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #538 in 1893.
- How many people are named Ansel?
- 4,811 babies have been named Ansel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,569 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Ansel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ansel was most common in Colorado, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.