Ancil vs Ancel

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

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Ancil

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Ancel

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ancil Ancel
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, 1888–2017.

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