US rank #2689 Boys' name Peak 2024 309 births

Hanzel — #2689 US boys' name

309 babies named Hanzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s262000s482010s942020s130
#2689
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Hanzel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

49 babies were named Hanzel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hanzel

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Hanzel between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hanzel currently holds the #2689 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanzel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hanzel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Hanzel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanzel 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 309 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.

Hanzel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

309

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,689

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hanzel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
49
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200319921987 6

Hanzel by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
130 births that decade — 42% of Hanzel's all-time total
1980s111990s262000s482010s942020s130

Hanzel by state

Where Hanzel concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Hanzel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 6.5%
#2 Texas
7 2.3%
#3 Florida
6 1.9%
#4 New York
5 1.6%
#5 Tennessee
5 1.6%
California share of Hanzel's total US births 6.5%
Even split

20 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanzel?
309 babies have been named Hanzel since 1987. It currently ranks #2689 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 49 births.
When was Hanzel most popular?
Hanzel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hanzel most popular?
The top states for the name Hanzel are California (20 births), Texas (7 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Hanzel been used?
Hanzel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hanzel?
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.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.