How popular is the name Hancel?

Hancel last appeared in U.S. records in 2017.

Hancel

HAN-suhl /ˈhænsəl/

boy 2 syllables fading

Hancel is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Hancel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Hancel was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1922 (10 births).

About the name Hancel

PronunciationHAN-suhl /ˈhænsəl/

10peak births 1922

1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Hancel?

Boys named Hancel

Boys named Hancel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2017 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2017) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hancel total popularity by year

Year	U.S. births	U.S. + territories	Rank
2017	6	6	#11,251
1944	5	—	#3,620
1940	5	—	#3,658
1937	5	—	#3,744
1935	6	—	#3,418
1933	8	—	#2,840
1930	6	—	#3,765
1922	10	—	#2,890
1921	7	—	#3,671
1920	5	—	#4,576
1918	5	—	#4,431
1916	5	—	#4,172
1915	5	—	#4,068

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