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

Births by Decade

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