Handy vs Hank

Side-by-side comparison of Handy and Hank — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Handy

Boy name

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Name B

Hank

Boy name · Rank #425

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Metric Handy Hank
Current Rank Unranked #425
Total Births (all years) 538 16,204
Peak Year 1916 2024
Peak Year Births 16 739
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Handy Hank
1880ss 33 —
1890ss 26 —
1900ss 23 11
1910ss 95 38
1920ss 112 124
1930ss 73 185
1940ss 74 462
1950ss 50 1,370
1960ss 12 1,562
1970ss 10 983
1980ss 8 975
1990ss 5 849
2000ss 12 1,243
2010ss 5 4,932
2020ss — 3,470

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Handy Hank
2014 — 448
2015 — 533
2016 5 633
2017 — 680
2018 — 647
2019 — 653
2020 — 616
2021 — 716
2022 — 700
2023 — 699
2024 — 739

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2016.

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