Hansel

Where Hansel comes from

Hansel hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1905
    Debut at its peak, #919
    #919 among boys with 8 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1906
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1909
    Hansel Mieth born
    American photographer
  4. 1990
    Hansel Robles born
    Dominican baseball player
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Hansel Mieth · American photographer, 1909–1998
  • Hansel Robles · Dominican baseball player, born 1990
  • Hansel Zapata · Colombian association football player, born 1995
  • Hansel Camacho · Colombian actor, born 1956
  • Hansel Izquierdo · Cuban baseball player, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.