How Many People Are Named Hancel?
An estimated 16 people in the United States have the first name Hancel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Hancel peaked in popularity in 1922 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hancel 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 Hancel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hancel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
16
About 1 in 21,422,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1922
10 births
Total Registered
78
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hancel
Hancel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 78 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hancel as a male name
Ranked #11,249 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1922 (10 births)
Hancel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hancel span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 25 babies were registered. Hancel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hancel by Decade
How has Hancel 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.
Hancel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hancel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hancel
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Hancel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hancel?
We estimate approximately 16 people named Hancel 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 21,422,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Hancel a common name?
Hancel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 36.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 78 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hancel most popular?
Hancel reached peak popularity in 1922, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hancel is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hancel a male name?
Hancel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hancel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hancel Smith, Hancel Johnson, Hancel 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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