Hancel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hancel

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Hancel between 1915 and 2017, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hancel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hancel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hancel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hancel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 78 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.