Anselmo vs Ansel

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

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Anselmo

Boy name · Rank #5080

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Ansel

Boy name · Rank #1287

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Metric Anselmo Ansel
Current Rank #5080 #1287
Total Births (all years) 2,748 4,801
Peak Year 1990 2025
Peak Year Births 41 186
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Anselmo Ansel
1880s - 23
1890s - 53
1900s 5 40
1910s 127 307
1920s 267 387
1930s 248 238
1940s 215 203
1950s 299 170
1960s 250 124
1970s 272 160
1980s 274 188
1990s 299 250
2000s 278 483
2010s 143 1,204
2020s 71 971

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Anselmo Ansel
2014 14 109
2015 16 158
2016 13 160
2017 22 148
2018 17 171
2019 12 137
2020 10 163
2021 16 157
2022 12 146
2023 8 166
2024 19 153
2025 6 186

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, 1907–2025.

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