Is Hansel a boy or girl name?

Hansel is a boy’s name. Of the 3,636 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.1% were girls and 99.9% were boys.

Hansel

Recorded 1905–2025 · United States

Hansel was most popular in 2021, when 134 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,886 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,468, with 103 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,636 people named Hansel.

Hansel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hansel’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hansel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hansel is a boy’s name — 0.1% of the 3,636 Americans given it were girls and 99.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hansel

Where Hansel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org