Ancel

Ancel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Ancel first appears in the data in 1883 and has been recorded in 72 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1919 with 25 babies (rank #1,452 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ancel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ancel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

751

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1883	5	#899
1884	6	#854
1885	5	#943
1897	5	#1,066
1904	6	#1,067
1905	6	#1,093
1907	5	#1,354
1912	8	#1,895
1913	8	#2,098
1914	22	#1,263
1915	22	#1,459
1916	16	#1,856
1917	22	#1,530
1918	22	#1,600
1919	25	#1,452
1920	17	#1,969
1921	14	#2,269
1922	21	#1,697
1923	21	#1,697
1924	14	#2,234
1925	20	#1,747
1926	13	#2,306
1927	15	#2,122
1928	19	#1,763
1929	13	#2,208
1930	12	#2,300
1931	20	#1,590
1932	14	#1,999
1933	12	#2,096
1934	9	#2,570
1935	15	#1,840
1936	9	#2,456
1937	10	#2,337
1938	11	#2,186
1939	7	#2,840
1940	13	#1,986
1941	16	#1,761
1942	12	#2,148
1943	7	#2,970
1944	13	#1,990
1946	10	#2,406
1947	12	#2,254
1948	5	#3,696
1949	9	#2,611
1950	11	#2,325
1951	6	#3,372
1953	7	#3,152
1954	7	#3,184
1956	6	#3,546
1957	5	#4,010
1958	6	#3,568
1960	8	#3,087
1961	6	#3,659
1962	5	#4,063
1966	9	#2,788
1968	6	#3,686
1972	5	#5,011
1976	6	#4,960
1981	6	#5,507
1992	5	#8,493
1998	5	#9,695
2000	6	#9,152
2007	9	#8,212
2008	6	#11,122
2010	8	#8,844
2011	8	#8,804
2012	7	#9,766
2014	6	#10,788
2016	6	#10,835
2017	5	#12,365
2018	5	#12,269
2019	10	#7,678

Year

Babies

Rank

1883

#899

1884

#854

1885

#943

1897

#1,066

1904

#1,067

1905

#1,093

1907

#1,354

1912

#1,895

1913

#2,098

1914

#1,263

1915

#1,459

1916

#1,856

1917

#1,530

1918

#1,600

1919

#1,452

1920

#1,969

1921

#2,269

1922

#1,697

1923

#1,697

1924

#2,234

1925

#1,747

1926

#2,306

1927

#2,122

1928

#1,763

1929

#2,208

1930

#2,300

1931

#1,590

1932

#1,999

1933

#2,096

1934

#2,570

1935

#1,840

1936

#2,456

1937

#2,337

1938

#2,186

1939

#2,840

1940

#1,986

1941

#1,761

1942

#2,148

1943

#2,970

1944

#1,990

1946

#2,406

1947

#2,254

1948

#3,696

1949

#2,611

1950

#2,325

1951

#3,372

1953

#3,152

1954

#3,184

1956

#3,546

1957

#4,010

1958

#3,568

1960

#3,087

1961

#3,659

1962

#4,063

1966

#2,788

1968

#3,686

1972

#5,011

1976

#4,960

1981

#5,507

1992

#8,493

1998

#9,695

2000

#9,152

2007

#8,212

2008

#11,122

2010

#8,844

2011

#8,804

2012

#9,766

2014

#10,788

2016

#10,835

2017

#12,365

2018

#12,269

2019

#7,678

Numerology of Ancel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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