Ancel Name Popularity

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How popular is Ancel?

In 2018 the rare name Ancel, ranked the 12,200th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Ancel is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #854 in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1919 with 25 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ancel was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

Ancel's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Ancel for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Ancel?

Ancel's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Ancel is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ancel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	12,200
2017		5	12,333
2016		6	10,813
2015		< 5	--
2014		6	10,769
2013		< 5	--
2012		7	9,754
2011		8	8,797
2010		8	8,832
2009		< 5	--
2008		6	11,111
2007		9	8,206
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		6	9,147
1999		< 5	--
1998		5	9,692
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		5	8,490
1991		< 5	--
1990		< 5	--
1989		< 5	--
1988		< 5	--
1987		< 5	--
1986		< 5	--
1985		< 5	--
1984		< 5	--
1983		< 5	--
1982		< 5	--
1981		6	5,506
1980		< 5	--
1979		< 5	--
1978		< 5	--
1977		< 5	--
1976		6	4,953
1975		< 5	--
1974		< 5	--
1973		< 5	--
1972		5	5,012
1971		< 5	--
1970		< 5	--
1969		< 5	--
1968		6	3,682
1967		< 5	--
1966		9	2,788
1965		< 5	--
1964		< 5	--
1963		< 5	--
1962		5	4,065
1961		6	3,661
1960		8	3,089
1959		< 5	--
1958		6	3,569
1957		5	4,004
1956		6	3,544
1955		< 5	--
1954		7	3,184
1953		7	3,149
1952		< 5	--
1951		6	3,372
1950		11	2,324
1949		9	2,609
1948		5	3,696
1947		12	2,253
1946		10	2,406
1945		< 5	--
1944		13	1,990
1943		7	2,968
1942		12	2,148
1941		16	1,761
1940		13	1,986
1939		7	2,840
1938		11	2,186
1937		10	2,338
1936		9	2,455
1935		15	1,839
1934		9	2,571
1933		12	2,097
1932		14	1,998
1931		20	1,590
1930		12	2,302
1929		13	2,208
1928		19	1,764
1927		15	2,121
1926		13	2,307
1925		20	1,747
1924		14	2,234
1923		21	1,697
1922		21	1,697
1921		14	2,269
1920		17	1,969
1919		25	1,452
1918		22	1,600
1917		22	1,530
1916		16	1,856
1915		22	1,459
1914		22	1,263
1913		8	2,098
1912		8	1,895
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		5	1,354
1906		< 5	--
1905		6	1,093
1904		6	1,067
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		5	1,066
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		5	943
1884		6	854
1883		5	899
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.