boy's name
Ansel
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,089
Ansel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 186 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 186 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,825 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Ansel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 |
| 1890s | 53 |
| 1900s | 40 |
| 1910s | 312 |
| 1920s | 387 |
| 1930s | 238 |
| 1940s | 203 |
| 1950s | 170 |
| 1960s | 124 |
| 1970s | 160 |
| 1980s | 188 |
| 1990s | 250 |
| 2000s | 483 |
| 2010s | 1,209 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 971 |
How popular is Ansel?
In 2025, Ansel was given to 186 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ansel is used
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 Ansel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ansel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ansel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ansel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ansel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ansel
How popular is the name Ansel?
In 2025, Ansel was given to 186 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ansel a girl's or a boy's name?
Ansel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ansel?
Ansel has 2 syllables.
When was Ansel most popular?
Ansel peaked in 2025, when 186 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ansel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ansel currently ranks #1,138 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.