Ansel

AN-sell

German

"with divine protection"

Ansel Origin and Meaning

The name Ansel is a boy's name of German origin meaning "with divine protection".

Ansel, primarily associated with the great western photographer Ansel Adams, famed for his magnificent photographs of the Yosemite Valley, could make a creative artist-hero choice. For Adams it was a family name – he was named after his uncle, Ansel Easton. And, in turn, Adams was the namesake of young heartthrob Ansel Elgort, son of a photographer.

Derived from the same root as Anselm, Ansel is a medieval Germanic name that still feels fresh and stylish today.

Ansel has been far from a unique baby name – it was on and off the popularity lists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, reaching as high as Number 540 in 1893.

Ansel Rank in US Top 1000

# 978 in the US

Ansel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 209 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ansel

• 209 Nameberry 2025
• 202 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Ansel

• Ansel Easton Adams American photographer and environmentalist
• Ansel Elgort American actor, son of photographer Arthur Elgort
• Ansel Briggs first Governor of Iowa, USA
• Ansel Franklin Hall American naturalist
• Ansel Sterling U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
• Ansel Tracy Walling U.S. Congressman from Ohio
• Edgar Ansel Mowrer American journalist
• Ansel Keys American physiologist, inventor of the K,Ration