Ancil

Ancil

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Ancil first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 79 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 35 babies (rank #1,226 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ancil

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

1,099

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
1888	5	#1,041
1893	5	#1,040
1895	5	#1,086
1901	6	#950
1907	5	#1,355
1908	5	#1,378
1911	7	#1,393
1912	12	#1,422
1913	10	#1,809
1914	17	#1,495
1915	26	#1,307
1916	27	#1,305
1917	24	#1,443
1918	27	#1,374
1919	16	#1,977
1920	35	#1,226
1921	29	#1,391
1922	24	#1,547
1923	18	#1,876
1924	33	#1,263
1925	29	#1,361
1926	14	#2,193
1927	26	#1,470
1928	25	#1,481
1929	19	#1,733
1930	33	#1,236
1931	15	#1,929
1932	24	#1,428
1933	19	#1,589
1934	23	#1,425
1935	20	#1,541
1936	22	#1,419
1937	20	#1,529
1938	19	#1,562
1939	20	#1,492
1940	16	#1,738
1941	17	#1,688
1942	19	#1,631
1943	20	#1,580
1944	22	#1,441
1945	15	#1,776
1946	15	#1,886
1947	22	#1,601
1948	13	#2,117
1949	15	#1,942
1950	9	#2,587
1951	12	#2,252
1952	15	#2,010
1953	15	#2,044
1954	16	#1,958
1955	6	#3,518
1956	11	#2,499
1957	9	#2,831
1958	10	#2,649
1959	6	#3,632
1960	8	#3,088
1961	10	#2,713
1962	7	#3,315
1963	10	#2,677
1966	9	#2,789
1967	7	#3,240
1968	5	#4,157
1969	7	#3,605
1970	7	#3,860
1971	6	#4,395
1972	5	#5,012
1974	5	#5,253
1976	6	#4,961
1978	7	#4,575
1981	5	#6,314
1982	7	#5,036
1985	5	#6,567
1986	6	#5,957
1988	5	#7,324
1991	5	#8,281
1994	5	#8,845
1995	5	#8,936
2015	5	#12,196
2017	5	#12,366

Year

Babies

Rank

1888

#1,041

1893

#1,040

1895

#1,086

1901

#950

1907

#1,355

1908

#1,378

1911

#1,393

1912

#1,422

1913

#1,809

1914

#1,495

1915

#1,307

1916

#1,305

1917

#1,443

1918

#1,374

1919

#1,977

1920

#1,226

1921

#1,391

1922

#1,547

1923

#1,876

1924

#1,263

1925

#1,361

1926

#2,193

1927

#1,470

1928

#1,481

1929

#1,733

1930

#1,236

1931

#1,929

1932

#1,428

1933

#1,589

1934

#1,425

1935

#1,541

1936

#1,419

1937

#1,529

1938

#1,562

1939

#1,492

1940

#1,738

1941

#1,688

1942

#1,631

1943

#1,580

1944

#1,441

1945

#1,776

1946

#1,886

1947

#1,601

1948

#2,117

1949

#1,942

1950

#2,587

1951

#2,252

1952

#2,010

1953

#2,044

1954

#1,958

1955

#3,518

1956

#2,499

1957

#2,831

1958

#2,649

1959

#3,632

1960

#3,088

1961

#2,713

1962

#3,315

1963

#2,677

1966

#2,789

1967

#3,240

1968

#4,157

1969

#3,605

1970

#3,860

1971

#4,395

1972

#5,012

1974

#5,253

1976

#4,961

1978

#4,575

1981

#6,314

1982

#5,036

1985

#6,567

1986

#5,957

1988

#7,324

1991

#8,281

1994

#8,845

1995

#8,936

2015

#12,196

2017

#12,366

Numerology of Ancil

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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