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Ansel

/əˈnsɛl/ · 100% boys · 186 born in 2025

Ansel has been given to about 4,811 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/əˈnsɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,698
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ansel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 186
  • Born in 2025186
  • All time4,811
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Ansel?

Its best year was 2025, when 186 babies were given the name, ranking 1138th. The typical living American called Ansel is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Ansel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Angel0.85
  2. Axel0.81
  3. Daniel0.70
  4. Manuel0.70
  5. Abel0.70
  6. Ariel0.65
  7. Aziel0.65
  8. Denzel0.64

Middle names for Ansel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ansel Paul0.77
  2. Ansel John0.77
  3. Ansel Blake0.76
  4. Ansel Wade0.76
  5. Ansel Ross0.76
  6. Ansel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Ansel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Evelinasister · 0.97
  2. Magnusbrother · 0.95
  3. Yahyabrother · 0.95
  4. Zahirbrother · 0.95
  5. Rosalinasister · 0.95
  6. Emmiesister · 0.95

Where Ansel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. Wisconsin0.01%
  3. Kentucky0.01%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. Washington0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ansel White0.72
  2. Ansel Nguyen0.72
  3. Ansel Moore0.72
  4. Ansel Hill0.72
  5. Ansel Hall0.72
  6. Ansel Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ansel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ansel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.