Hansell
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Hansell by the numbers
Hansell was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 1925, making it a 1920s name.
What we can tell you about Hansell
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hansell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hanselgod is gracious; a form of Johannes78 in the US (2017)
- Hanielgrace of god; a form of Hanael5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hansenson of Hans; patronymic surname used as given name20 in the US (2017)
- Hazellhazel tree; variant spelling of Hazel10 in the US (2017)
- HanzelGod is gracious; a form of Hansel7 in the US (2017)
- HaskellGod is my refuge; a form of Haskel6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Hansell
Names that are said the same way as Hansell, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Hancel6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hansell
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