Ansel
Ansel was given to 186 boys in 2025, #1,138 among boys’ names; 4,811 Americans have been recorded with it since 1882 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 3,530 Americans named Ansel and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (73% of everyone recorded); the median is 12 years old and half are between 6 and 27.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Ansel by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Ansel mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Ansel is “a male given name.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Ansel?
#1,138 among boys’ names, 2025
Ansel rose from #1,175 in 2015 to #1,138 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.08 to 0.11 per 1,000.
186 babies in 2025, the peak
Ansel peaked in 2025, when 186 boys were given it, #1,138 among boys’ names. In 2024 it went to 153 boys.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 186 | #1,138 | 0.11 |
| 2024 | 153 | #1,286 | 0.09 |
| 2023 | 166 | #1,203 | 0.10 |
| 2022 | 146 | #1,300 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,225 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 163 | #1,179 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 137 | #1,327 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | 171 | #1,129 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,236 | 0.08 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,183 | 0.08 |
Every recorded year (133)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 158 | #1,175 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 109 | #1,485 | 0.06 |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,546 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,016 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,866 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 75 | #1,898 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,486 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,140 | 0.03 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,164 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,478 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,835 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,281 | 0.03 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,351 | 0.02 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,557 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,140 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,147 | 0.01 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,939 | 0.01 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,391 | 0.01 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,747 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,548 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,623 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,767 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,506 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,103 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,465 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,951 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,686 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,560 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,006 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,359 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,830 | 0.01 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,583 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,491 | 0.01 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,681 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,539 | 0.01 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,176 | 0.01 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,137 | 0.01 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,951 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,419 | 0.01 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,671 | 0.01 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,852 | 0.01 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,217 | 0.01 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,993 | 0.01 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,564 | 0.01 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,311 | 0.01 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,448 | 0.01 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,475 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,468 | 0.01 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,856 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,614 | under 0.01 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,204 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,967 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,542 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,691 | under 0.01 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,300 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,095 | 0.01 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,097 | 0.01 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,017 | 0.01 |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,791 | 0.01 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,708 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,100 | 0.01 |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,616 | 0.01 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,685 | 0.01 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,881 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,617 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,613 | 0.01 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,850 | 0.01 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,150 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,496 | 0.01 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,329 | 0.02 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,216 | 0.02 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,044 | 0.01 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,533 | 0.02 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,434 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,058 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,441 | 0.02 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,531 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,463 | 0.02 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,586 | 0.02 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,192 | 0.03 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,181 | 0.03 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,548 | 0.02 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,429 | 0.02 |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,152 | 0.03 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,482 | 0.02 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,167 | 0.03 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,268 | 0.03 |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,219 | 0.03 |
| 1925 | 44 | #1,042 | 0.04 |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,135 | 0.04 |
| 1923 | 51 | #962 | 0.05 |
| 1922 | 47 | #1,032 | 0.04 |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,122 | 0.04 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,208 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 46 | #1,000 | 0.05 |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,258 | 0.03 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,064 | 0.04 |
| 1916 | 49 | #893 | 0.06 |
| 1915 | 42 | #963 | 0.05 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,020 | 0.05 |
| 1913 | 32 | #855 | 0.06 |
| 1912 | 22 | #971 | 0.05 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,292 | 0.04 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,200 | 0.04 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,025 | 0.05 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,222 | 0.04 |
| 1906 | 9 | #854 | 0.07 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,094 | 0.05 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,146 | 0.04 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,320 | 0.03 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,067 | 0.04 |
| 1895 | 9 | #741 | 0.08 |
| 1894 | 7 | #860 | 0.06 |
| 1893 | 13 | #540 | 0.12 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,074 | 0.04 |
| 1891 | 8 | #700 | 0.08 |
| 1890 | 6 | #889 | 0.05 |
| 1889 | 6 | #883 | 0.05 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,041 | 0.04 |
| 1886 | 7 | #760 | 0.06 |
| 1882 | 5 | #950 | 0.04 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Ansel a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ansel has been given almost only to boys: 10 girls in 133 years of records.
Girls and boys named Ansel: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Ansel, and how old are they?
3,530 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 73% of the 4,811 Americans ever recorded as Ansel. The median Ansel alive today is 12 years old; half are between 6 and 27.
The 2020 Census counted 2,840 people named Ansel (65 women and girls, 2,775 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 2,721 born in the U.S. The Census count is 4% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 76 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 193 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 217 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 325 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 769 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,950 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Ansel born?
The states with the most babies named Ansel are California, Texas and Florida, with 48% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 27 | #862 | 1.2× |
| Texas | 21 | #1,072 | 0.4× |
| Florida | 9 | #1,261 | 0.3× |
| New York | 8 | #1,304 | 0.5× |
| Arizona | 8 | #724 | 0.3× |
| Washington | 7 | #805 | 0.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | #1,009 | 0.2× |
| Oregon | 6 | #535 | 0.9× |
| Wisconsin | 6 | #686 | 0.3× |
| Colorado | 5 | #858 | 1.5× |
Where Ansel is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Ansel is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 3.5 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Ansel with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Ansel
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
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- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Ansel.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Ansel alive today were born 2013-2025.
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