Ancel
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning divine, noble; a form of Anselm.
Ancel by the numbers
Ancel was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 1919, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Anselm
Like Ancel, each of these traces back to Anselm: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ancel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Ancel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Ancel, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ancel
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