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 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1888

Births by Decade

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