Hansel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is gracious; a form of Johannes.
Hansel by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Hansel. In the US, 78 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 126 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Johannes
Like Hansel, each of these traces back to Johannes: 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 Hansel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Hansel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Hansel, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hansel
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