Is Hansel a boy or girl name?
Hansel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 101 boys were named Hansel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 3,534 US babies named Hansel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,661
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hansel since 1905
- 3,534
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 134 babies
Boys and girls named Hansel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 236 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 394 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 283 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 246 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 684 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 538 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 98 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 85 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 78 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 73 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 90 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 126 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 98 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,840 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,559 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,574 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,546 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,480 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,174 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,499 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,778 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,764 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,354 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,624 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,325 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,241 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,136 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,294 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,486 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,895 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,187 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 37 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 37 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 46 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 40 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 43 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 47 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 42 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,275 | 5 | #5,446 |
| 1920 | 40 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 44 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #959 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hansel reached #959 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #5,446 in 1921. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hansel
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.