Boys' name · since 1973
Hakan
376 babies named Hakan in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
376 babies have been named Hakan since 1973, making it today's #7816 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hakan has been recorded 376 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #7816 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9,359 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,816 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hakan ranks #9,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,816 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 376 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hakan's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hakan compares
376 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Hakan's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hakan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hakan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hakan splits its recorded history at 2005: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hakan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Hakan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Hakan's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hakan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hakan's data
- Hakan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hakan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
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, 1973–2025 (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 Hakan 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.