Boys' name · since 1915

Stancel

Stancel has 10 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#35,648 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

Stancel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1915.

Stancel has 10 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1947.

  • #35,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stancel ranks #35,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#35,648 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Stancel's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Stancel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Stancel splits its recorded history at 1947: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births).

Stancel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1947

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
5 19151947 5

Stancel by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1910s was Stancel's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Stancel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stancel? ▼
Stancel has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,648 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1947. 5 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Stancel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stancel ranks #35,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Stancel most popular? ▼
Stancel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Stancel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Stancel since 1915 -- 33 years through the most recent 1947 data.
What names are similar to Stancel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stanley, Stacy, Stacey, Stan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Stancel's data

  • Stancel's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Stancel

Nearby Names Like Stancel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Stancel

Stanley Boy
#863 301,425 births
Stacy Boy
#5873 22,257 births
Stacey Boy
#10770 13,982 births
Stan Boy
#9778 8,480 births
Stanford Boy
#6819 7,727 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Pet
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Wert
10 births · Peak 1900
Every
10 births · Peak 1901
Zennie
10 births · Peak 1910

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Stancel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Stancel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.