Ancel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1919 and has since faded.
Ancel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Ancel was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1919 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #7,679 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #12,273 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #12,369 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #10,836 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #10,789 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,767 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #8,805 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #8,845 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,122 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,212 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,152 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,695 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,493 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,507 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #4,959 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,011 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,687 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,790 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,063 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,658 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #3,087 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,570 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,008 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,547 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,184 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,152 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,372 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | #2,326 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,611 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #3,696 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #2,254 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #2,406 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #1,990 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #2,970 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,148 |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #1,761 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #1,986 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #2,840 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,186 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,337 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #2,456 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #1,840 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,569 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,096 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | #1,999 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | #1,590 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,300 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,208 |
| 1928 | 19 | — | #1,763 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | #2,122 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | #2,306 |
| 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 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #1,354 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,093 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,067 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,066 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #943 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #854 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #899 |