How Many People Are Named Ansel?
An estimated 3,430 people in the United States have the first name Ansel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ansel peaked in popularity in 2018 with 171 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ansel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ansel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,430
About 1 in 99,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2018
171 births
Total Registered
4,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ansel
Ansel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,624 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Ansel as a male name
Ranked #1,285 in 2024
152 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (171 births)
Ansel as a female name
Ranked #16,496 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Ansel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ansel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,209 babies were registered. While Ansel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ansel by Decade
How has Ansel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ansel by State
Birth registrations for Ansel span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, South Carolina, New York. The lowest are in Montana, Kentucky, North Carolina. On average, about 68 Ansels were registered per state.
Ansel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ansel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ansel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ansel?
We estimate approximately 3,430 people named Ansel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 99,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Ansel a common name?
Ansel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ansel most popular?
Ansel reached peak popularity in 2018, when 171 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ansel is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ansel a male name?
Ansel is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ansel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ansel Smith, Ansel Johnson, Ansel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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