Boys' name · since 1989

Alhassan

276 babies named Alhassan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,090 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,300 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
276
born since 1989
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Alhassan is the #5300 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 276 recorded since 1989.

Social Security Administration records show Alhassan recorded 276 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #5300 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.

  • #11,090 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,300 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 276 born since 1989
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alhassan ranks #11,090 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,300 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 276 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,090 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,300 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
276
born since 1989
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.9%
Alhassan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alhassan's 276 recorded births place it above 75.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Alhassan compares

276 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Alhassan's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alhassan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 276 369 358,536
Peak-year births 21 34 22,252

Alhassan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alhassan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alhassan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
21
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
0510152025 19892001200720122016202020242025 18

Alhassan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (111 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Alhassan's strongest decade.

111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Alhassan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Alhassan by state

Where Alhassan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alhassan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 5.4%
New York share of Alhassan's total US births 5.4%

15 of 276 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alhassan?
Alhassan has been given to 276 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,090 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,300 of 13,930. 21 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Alhassan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alhassan ranks #11,090 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,300 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alhassan most popular?
Alhassan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Alhassan most popular?
The top states for the name Alhassan are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Alhassan been used?
Alhassan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 37 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Alhassan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alhaji, Alhasan, Alhassane, Alhan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Alhassan's data

  • Alhassan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (111 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Alhassans (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alhassan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alhassan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alhassan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.