Unisex name · since 1969
Han
Han has 768 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,049 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 768
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
768 babies have been named Han since 1969, making it today's #5258 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Han recorded 768 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #5258 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 1969 to 2025.
- #6,049 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,258 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 768 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Han ranks #6,049 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,258 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 768 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,049 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 768
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Han's 768 recorded births place it above 86.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Han compares
768 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Han's all-time total is 108% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Han | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 768 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Han's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Han splits its recorded history at 1999: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Han popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Han popularity over time - girls
646 total births recorded since 1977 (Han as girls' name)
Han by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Han's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Han births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (27% of all-time use).
How Han compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Han's total volume
Han by state
Where Han concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 14.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
111 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Han's data
- Han's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hans (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Han: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Han 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.