Hancel vs Hank

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

Name A

Hancel

Boy name

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Name B

Hank

Boy name · Rank #425

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Metric Hancel Hank
Current Rank Unranked #425
Total Births (all years) 78 16,204
Peak Year 1922 2024
Peak Year Births 10 739
Peak Decade 1930ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Hancel Hank
1900ss — 11
1910ss 15 38
1920ss 22 124
1930ss 25 185
1940ss 10 462
1950ss — 1,370
1960ss — 1,562
1970ss — 983
1980ss — 975
1990ss — 849
2000ss — 1,243
2010ss 6 4,932
2020ss — 3,470

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hancel Hank
2014 — 448
2015 — 533
2016 — 633
2017 6 680
2018 — 647
2019 — 653
2020 — 616
2021 — 716
2022 — 700
2023 — 699
2024 — 739

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, 1915–2017.

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