Anchor vs Ancil

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

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Anchor

Boy name · Rank #8165

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Name B

Ancil

Boy name

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Metric Anchor Ancil
Current Rank #8165 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 141 1,099
Peak Year 2016 1920
Peak Year Births 17 35
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2012 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Anchor Ancil
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 16
1910ss — 166
1920ss — 252
1930ss — 215
1940ss — 174
1950ss — 109
1960ss — 63
1970ss — 36
1980ss — 28
1990ss — 15
2010ss 95 10
2020ss 46 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Anchor Ancil
2014 13 —
2015 14 5
2016 17 —
2017 11 5
2018 16 —
2019 14 —
2020 10 —
2021 9 —
2022 9 —
2023 8 —
2024 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, 2012–2024.

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