Handy vs Hansel

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

Name A

Handy

Boy name

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Name B

Hansel

Boy name · Rank #1662

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Metric Handy Hansel
Current Rank Unranked #1662
Total Births (all years) 538 3,631
Peak Year 1916 2021
Peak Year Births 16 134
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Handy Hansel
1880s 33 -
1890s 26 -
1900s 23 8
1910s 95 236
1920s 112 394
1930s 73 283
1940s 74 225
1950s 50 179
1960s 12 148
1970s 10 117
1980s 8 209
1990s 5 246
2000s 12 261
2010s 5 684
2020s - 641

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Handy Hansel
2014 - 126
2015 - 90
2016 5 73
2017 - 78
2018 - 58
2019 - 77
2020 - 85
2021 - 134
2022 - 120
2023 - 98
2024 - 101
2025 - 103

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, 1880–2016.

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