Boys' name · since 1880
Hans
15,677 babies named Hans in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,677
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hans is the #1324 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15,677 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hans has been recorded 15,677 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1324 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,324 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,677 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hans ranks #948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,324 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,677 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,677
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Hans's 15,677 recorded births place it above 97.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hans compares
15,677 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Hans's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hans | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,677 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 271 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hans's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hans splits its recorded history at 1953: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1893 (14 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 271 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hans popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 271
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hans popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1969 (Hans as girls' name)
Hans by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,333 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Hans's strongest decade.
2,333 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Hans births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 253
1880s
253 births
- 1890s 206
1890s
206 births
- 1900s 174
1900s
174 births
- 1910s 662
1910s
662 births
- 1920s 741
1920s
741 births
- 1930s 790
1930s
790 births
- 1940s 535
1940s
535 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,279 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,333 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,193 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,871 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,532 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,181 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,137 births
- 2020s 790
2020s
790 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,333 births (15% of all-time use).
How Hans 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 Hans's total volume
Hans by state
Where Hans concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,866 | 11.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,359 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 719 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 659 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 607 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 488 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 488 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 484 | 3.1% |
1,866 of 15,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Hans appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hans's data
- Hans's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (2,333 total births) through the 2020s (790) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hanss (1,866 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.
Keep exploring Hans
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hans
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hans
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hans: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Hans 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.