Hansel: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- HAHN-sel · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Hansel, more often Hänsel in German, is a diminutive of Hans, itself a short form of Johannes. It is well known from the folktale 'Hansel and Gretel.'
How popular is Hansel?
Babies named Hansel in 2024101
2024 rank#1,661 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18803,534
Hansel is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Hansel
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Hansel questions
What does the name Hansel mean?
Hansel means "God is gracious". It comes from Germanic. Hansel, more often Hänsel in German, is a diminutive of Hans, itself a short form of Johannes. It is well known from the folktale 'Hansel and Gretel.'
Is Hansel a boy or girl name?
Hansel is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Hansel?
101 US babies were named Hansel in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Hansel?
Hansel is usually pronounced HAHN-sel.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.