Ancel
Ancel is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ancel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ancel is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ancel
Ancel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 25 Ancels were born — ranking #1,449 that year. As of 2026, Ancel ranks #7,642 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 751 Ancels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ancel
Ancel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 751 births in the dataset. Ancel's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Ancel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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