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Ancel

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 756

France

#819

1923 births

Ancel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2019 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1919, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1883.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Ancel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s.

167
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Ancel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 16
1890s 5
1900s 17
1910s 145
1920s 167
1930s 119
1940s 97
1950s 48
1960s 34
1970s 11
1980s 6
1990s 10
2000s 21
2010s 55

How popular is Ancel?

In 2019, Ancel was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ancel is used

France #819 5 in 1923
United States #7,951 10 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ancel

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Sibling names for Ancel

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Common questions about Ancel

How popular is the name Ancel?

In 2019, Ancel was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ancel a girl's or a boy's name?

Ancel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ancel?

Ancel has 2 syllables.

When was Ancel most popular?

Ancel peaked in 1919, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.