Recorded 2016–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 13 births

Hanssel — boys' name

13 babies named Hanssel in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s72020s6
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Hanssel was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hanssel in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hanssel

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Hanssel between 2016 and 2022, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hanssel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanssel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hanssel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanssel 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 13 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.

Hanssel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

13

Since 2016

7 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2016

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2022

Hanssel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2016

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5.566.577.5 20222016 7

Hanssel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 54% of Hanssel's all-time total
2010s72020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanssel?
13 babies have been named Hanssel since 2016. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Hanssel most popular?
Hanssel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Hanssel been used?
Hanssel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 7 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Hanssel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hank, Hans, Hansel, Hanson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2016–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.