boy's name
Ancil
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 1,099
Ancil is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1920, when 35 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Ancil over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 10 |
| 1900s | 16 |
| 1910s | 166 |
| 1920s | 252 |
| 1930s | 215 |
| 1940s | 174 |
| 1950s | 109 |
| 1960s | 63 |
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 10 |
How popular is Ancil?
In 2017, Ancil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Ancil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ancil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ancil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ancil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ancil
How popular is the name Ancil?
In 2017, Ancil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Ancil a girl's or a boy's name?
Ancil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ancil most popular?
Ancil peaked in 1920, when 35 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.