Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Ansel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ansel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

171

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1882Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

11.1%

2024

152

All-time

4,614

Ansel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 171 boys were named Ansel.

In 2024, only 152 boys were given the name.

Down 11.1% from its peak.

All told, about 4,614 Americans have been named Ansel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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