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 #1322

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Metric Handy Hans
Current Rank Unranked #1322
Total Births (all years) 538 15,531
Peak Year 1916 1970
Peak Year Births 16 271
Peak Decade 1920ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Handy Hans
1880ss 33 253
1890ss 26 206
1900ss 23 174
1910ss 95 662
1920ss 112 741
1930ss 73 790
1940ss 74 535
1950ss 50 1,279
1960ss 12 2,332
1970ss 10 2,194
1980ss 8 1,871
1990ss 5 1,533
2000ss 12 1,181
2010ss 5 1,136
2020ss — 644

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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