US rank #3337 Boys' name Peak 2016 852 births

Hansen — #3337 US boys' name

852 babies named Hansen in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61950s71960s81970s241980s991990s1482000s1932010s2192020s148
#3337
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Hansen was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

36 babies were named Hansen in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hansen

The Social Security Administration has registered 852 babies named Hansen between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hansen currently holds the #3337 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hansen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Hansen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hansen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hansen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 852 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hansen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

852

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2016

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,337

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hansen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
36
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219631917 6

Hansen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
219 births that decade — 26% of Hansen's all-time total
1910s61950s71960s81970s241980s991990s1482000s1932010s2192020s148

Hansen by state

Where Hansen concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hansen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 6.8%
#2 Texas
15 1.8%
California share of Hansen's total US births 6.8%
Even split

58 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hansen?
852 babies have been named Hansen since 1917. It currently ranks #3337 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 36 births.
When was Hansen most popular?
Hansen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hansen most popular?
The top states for the name Hansen are California (58 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Hansen been used?
Hansen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hansen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hank, Hans, Hansel, Hanson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.