Hancel vs Hans

Side-by-side comparison of Hancel and Hans - 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

Hans

Boy name · Rank #1324

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Metric Hancel Hans
Current Rank Unranked #1324
Total Births (all years) 78 15,677
Peak Year 1922 1970
Peak Year Births 10 271
Peak Decade 1930s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hancel Hans
1880s - 253
1890s - 206
1900s - 174
1910s 15 662
1920s 22 741
1930s 25 790
1940s 10 535
1950s - 1,279
1960s - 2,333
1970s - 2,193
1980s - 1,871
1990s - 1,532
2000s - 1,181
2010s 6 1,137
2020s - 790

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hancel Hans
2014 - 134
2015 - 121
2016 - 132
2017 6 145
2018 - 122
2019 - 123
2020 - 117
2021 - 137
2022 - 133
2023 - 112
2024 - 145
2025 - 146

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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