Hansel is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hansel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Hansel
2024 marks Hansel's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #2089. The name has climbed 2613 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Hansel 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 Hansel
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Hansel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hansel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hansel is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2613 places over the last five years to #2089 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hansel 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.
Hansel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hansels in the wild.
11
UK babies named Hansel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2613 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hansel
Likely around 1 other Hansel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hansel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Frank-Christian Hansel is a German politician serving as a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 2016. From 2013 to 2014, he served as federal managing director of the Alternative for Germany.
Hansel was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the final two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown races in 1991 and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse.
Hansel Mieth was a German-born photojournalist who worked on the staff of LIFE magazine. She was best known for her social commentary photography, which recorded the lives of working class Americans in the 1930s and 1940s.
Phillip Sand Hansel, known as Phill or Phil Hansel, was an American swimming coach who competed for Purdue University and coached the University of Houston Cougars from 1957-1996. Philip Hansel was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 18, 1925 to Vernon Ellsworth Hansel and Astrid Sand Hansel.