Handy vs Hans

Side-by-side comparison of Handy and Hans - 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

Hans

Boy name · Rank #1324

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Metric Handy Hans
Current Rank Unranked #1324
Total Births (all years) 538 15,677
Peak Year 1916 1970
Peak Year Births 16 271
Peak Decade 1920s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Handy Hans
1880s 33 253
1890s 26 206
1900s 23 174
1910s 95 662
1920s 112 741
1930s 73 790
1940s 74 535
1950s 50 1,279
1960s 12 2,333
1970s 10 2,193
1980s 8 1,871
1990s 5 1,532
2000s 12 1,181
2010s 5 1,137
2020s - 790

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Handy Hans
2014 - 134
2015 - 121
2016 5 132
2017 - 145
2018 - 122
2019 - 123
2020 - 117
2021 - 137
2022 - 133
2023 - 112
2024 - 145
2025 - 146

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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