Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from the given name Anselm, the name was borne by American photographer Ansel Adams (1902–1984).
20062006: 49 births, rank #2,477
2007: 62 births, rank #2,164
2008: 63 births, rank #2,140
2009: 51 births, rank #2,486
2010: 75 births, rank #1,898
20112011: 75 births, rank #1,866
2012: 69 births, rank #2,016
2013: 102 births, rank #1,546
2014: 109 births, rank #1,485
2015: 158 births, rank #1,174
20162016: 160 births, rank #1,183
2017: 148 births, rank #1,236
2018: 171 births, rank #1,128
2019: 137 births, rank #1,327
2020: 163 births, rank #1,177
20212021: 157 births, rank #1,225
2022: 146 births, rank #1,300
2023: 166 births, rank #1,203
2024: 153 births, rank #1,286
20252025: 186 births, rank #1,138
Ansel rose from #1000 to #962 for boys between 1919 and 1923. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 51.