Ancel vs Ancil

Side-by-side comparison of Ancel and Ancil — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Ancel

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Ancil

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Metric Ancel Ancil
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 751 1,099
Peak Year 1919 1920
Peak Year Births 25 35
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Ancel Ancil
1880ss 16 5
1890ss 5 10
1900ss 17 16
1910ss 145 166
1920ss 167 252
1930ss 119 215
1940ss 97 174
1950ss 48 109
1960ss 34 63
1970ss 11 36
1980ss 6 28
1990ss 10 15
2000ss 21 —
2010ss 55 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ancel Ancil
2014 6 —
2015 — 5
2016 6 —
2017 5 5
2018 5 —
2019 10 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1883–2019.

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