Ancil

Given to 1,099 US babies since 1888 · Not recorded since 2017

Rank in 2025

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1901

6 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,099

since 1888

Born an Ancil? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Ancil was most popular in 1901, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Ancil in 2025. Not recorded since 2017.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	5	12246
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	5	12086
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
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2003	<5	—	<5	—
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2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	5	8868
1994	<5	—	5	8800
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	5	8236
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	5	7270
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	6	5926
1985	<5	—	5	6523
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	7	5003
1981	<5	—	5	6262
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	7	4554
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	6	4935
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	5	5227
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	5	4986
1971	<5	—	6	4375
1970	<5	—	7	3836
1969	<5	—	7	3595
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	7	3231
1966	<5	—	9	2784
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	10	2673
1962	<5	—	7	3305
1961	<5	—	10	2706
1960	<5	—	8	3077
1959	<5	—	6	3619
1958	<5	—	10	2642
1957	<5	—	9	2822
1956	<5	—	11	2497
1955	<5	—	6	3505
1954	<5	—	16	1956
1953	<5	—	15	2038
1952	<5	—	15	2010
1951	<5	—	12	2246
1950	<5	—	9	2580
1949	<5	—	15	1941
1948	<5	—	13	2115
1947	<5	—	22	1599
1946	<5	—	15	1884
1945	<5	—	15	1772
1944	<5	—	22	1438
1943	<5	—	20	1577
1942	<5	—	19	1629
1941	<5	—	17	1685
1940	<5	—	16	1736
1939	<5	—	20	1489
1938	<5	—	19	1559
1937	<5	—	20	1528
1936	<5	—	22	1417
1935	<5	—	20	1538
1934	<5	—	23	1425
1933	<5	—	19	1586
1932	<5	—	24	1426
1931	<5	—	15	1927
1930	<5	—	33	1235
1929	<5	—	19	1731
1928	<5	—	25	1480
1927	<5	—	26	1468
1926	<5	—	14	2186
1925	<5	—	29	1360
1924	<5	—	33	1263
1923	<5	—	18	1874
1922	<5	—	24	1545
1921	<5	—	29	1390
1920	<5	—	35	1225
1919	<5	—	16	1973
1918	<5	—	27	1373
1917	<5	—	24	1437
1916	<5	—	27	1304
1915	<5	—	26	1306
1914	<5	—	17	1492
1913	<5	—	10	1803
1912	<5	—	12	1417
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	5	1345
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	5	1079
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	5	1031