Hanzel
Boy · HAN-zel · Hebrew
Hanzel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Hanzel mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Hansel, a German diminutive of Hans (John)
“God is gracious”
Hansel is the boy in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
- Say it
- HAN-zel
Is Hanzel a girl's or a boy's name?
Hanzel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hanzel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,676among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 294% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Hanzel, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Hanzel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were given Hanzel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #2,676 for this spelling alone.
- Hanzel 48
- Hanzell 6
Hanzel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Hanzel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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