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 #1661

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Metric Handy Hansel
Current Rank Unranked #1661
Total Births (all years) 538 3,529
Peak Year 1916 2021
Peak Year Births 16 134
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Handy Hansel
1880ss 33 —
1890ss 26 —
1900ss 23 8
1910ss 95 236
1920ss 112 394
1930ss 73 283
1940ss 74 225
1950ss 50 179
1960ss 12 148
1970ss 10 118
1980ss 8 209
1990ss 5 246
2000ss 12 261
2010ss 5 684
2020ss — 538

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

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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