Is Ansel a boy or girl name?
Ansel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 152 boys were named Ansel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 4,624 US babies named Ansel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,285
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ansel since 1882
- 4,624
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 171 babies
Boys and girls named Ansel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 307 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 1920s | 387 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 238 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 483 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,204 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 784 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 152 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 166 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 146 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 163 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 137 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 171 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,183 | 5 | #16,496 |
| 2015 | 158 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 109 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 75 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,145 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,943 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,628 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,771 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,492 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,177 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,673 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,854 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,616 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 44 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 51 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 47 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 46 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,258 | 5 | #4,852 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 49 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 42 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 32 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #951 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ansel reached #540 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #4,852 in 1918. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ansel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.