Ansel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1595 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ansel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1595
About the Name Ansel
Ansel is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1595. The name has climbed 809 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Ansel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ansel
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Ansel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ansel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ansel is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 809 places over the last five years to #1595 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ansel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ansel include: Elisabete Tavares Ansel — Elisabete Ribeiro Tavares Ansel is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the pole vault.; Ruth Ansel — Ruth Ansel is an American graphic designer and art director.; Elise Ansel — Elise Ansel is an American painter..
Ansel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ansels in the wild.
16
UK babies named Ansel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 809 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ansel
Likely around 1 other Ansel in the class
UK Popularity (2003–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ansel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elisabete Ribeiro Tavares Ansel is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the pole vault. Born to Portuguese parents of Cape Verdean descent, she has two younger sisters who also compete in the pole vault, Sandra-Helena Tavares and Maria Leonor Tavares.
Ansel Williamson was an American thoroughbred horse racing trainer and a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. He trained horses who won the Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jerome Handicap, Phoenix Stakes and Withers Stakes.
Ansel Bourne was a famous 19th-century psychology case due to his experience of a probable dissociative fugue. The case, among the first ever documented, remains of interest as an example of multiple personality and amnesia.
Ansel Sterling was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was the brother of Micah Sterling who was a United States representative from New York.