Ansel is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Ansel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,138 for boy births in the United States (and #2,321 across all names), given to 186 babies — 193 including U.S. territories. Ansel was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 2025 (186 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 186 | 193 | — | #1,138 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,286 |
| 2023 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,203 |
| 2022 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,300 |
| 2021 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,225 |
| 2020 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,327 |
| 2018 | 171 | 171 | — | #1,129 |
| 2017 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,236 |
| 2016 | 165 | 165 | #16,500 | #1,183 |
| 2015 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,175 |
| 2014 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,485 |
| 2013 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,546 |
| 2012 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,017 |
| 2011 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,867 |
| 2010 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,899 |
| 2009 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,487 |
| 2008 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,141 |
| 2007 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,164 |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,479 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,839 |
| 2004 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,285 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,355 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,561 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,145 |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,153 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,943 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,395 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | — | #2,751 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | — | #3,554 |
| 1995 | 28 | — | — | #2,628 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | — | #2,772 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | #2,512 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | — | #3,109 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | — | #2,471 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | — | #2,957 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | #2,692 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | — | #2,437 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | — | #3,009 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,360 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,831 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,584 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,492 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | — | #2,540 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,177 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | — | #2,137 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | — | #1,951 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,673 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,854 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #2,995 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | — | #2,565 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | — | #1,889 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | — | #2,312 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,449 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | — | #2,476 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,469 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | — | #1,857 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,615 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | — | #2,205 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,543 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,692 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | — | #2,301 |
| 1958 | 15 | — | — | #2,096 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,098 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | — | #1,792 |
| 1954 | 20 | — | — | #1,709 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,101 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1951 | 20 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | — | #1,882 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1948 | 21 | — | — | #1,614 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,151 |
| 1945 | 20 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1944 | 25 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1943 | 32 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | — | #2,045 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | — | #1,533 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | — | #1,434 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | — | #2,058 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | — | #1,531 |
| 1936 | 21 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1934 | 31 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1932 | 21 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | — | #1,429 |
| 1930 | 37 | — | — | #1,152 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | — | #1,482 |
| 1928 | 37 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1927 | 33 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1926 | 35 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1925 | 44 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1924 | 40 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1923 | 51 | — | — | #962 |
| 1922 | 47 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1921 | 40 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1920 | 36 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1919 | 46 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1918 | 36 | — | #4,852 | #1,258 |
| 1917 | 39 | — | — | #1,064 |
| 1916 | 49 | — | — | #893 |
| 1915 | 42 | — | — | #963 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1913 | 32 | — | — | #855 |
| 1912 | 22 | — | — | #971 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,293 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #854 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,321 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #741 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #861 |
| 1893 | 13 | — | — | #540 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #701 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #889 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #883 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #760 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #951 |