Given name & surname
Hanzel
“God is gracious”
Hanzel is a variant of Hans. In Scandinavian use, Hans carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hanzel is a variant of Hans. In Scandinavian use, Hans carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hanzel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 357
- 357 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,691 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +244%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,691 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 243.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 287 as a first name in 2020; 883 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hanzel’s family of names
Hanzel has a related form in Hans. In German usage, Hanzel as a surname has a related form in HANZL.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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