Boys' name · since 1917
Hansen
Hansen has 887 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hansen currently ranks #3321 among boys' names in America, with 887 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hansen has been recorded 887 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #3321 nationally and more common than 76% 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 1917 to 2025.
- #5,537 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,321 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 887 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hansen ranks #5,537 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,321 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 887 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hansen's 887 recorded births place it above 87.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hansen compares
887 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Hansen's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hansen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 887 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hansen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hansen's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hansen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Hansen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Hansen's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Hansen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (25% of all-time use).
How Hansen 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 Hansen's total volume
Hansen by state
Where Hansen concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 1.7% |
64 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hansen's data
- Hansen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (219 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hansens (64 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 Hansen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Hansen 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.