Boys' name · since 2003
Hannes
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Hannes, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
37 boys have been named Hannes since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Hannes recorded 37 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2003 to 2015.
- #24,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hannes ranks #24,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hannes's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hannes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hannes splits its recorded history at 2011: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hannes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2015
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2015.
37 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 7 births in a single year.
Hannes by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Hannes's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Hannes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (73% of all-time use).
Hannes decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hannes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2003–2015 (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 Hannes 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.
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