Ancil vs Anchor

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

Name A

Ancil

Boy name

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Name B

Anchor

Boy name · Rank #8165

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

Births by Decade

Decade Ancil Anchor
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 10 95
2020ss — 46

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ancil Anchor
2014 — 13
2015 5 14
2016 — 17
2017 5 11
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, 1888–2017.

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