US rank #2832 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,798 births

Hanson — #2832 US boys' name

1,798 babies named Hanson in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2832
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Hanson was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

56 babies were named Hanson in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hanson

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,798 babies named Hanson between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hanson currently holds the #2832 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 415 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Hanson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 245 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hanson in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanson 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 1,798 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.

Hanson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,798

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2018

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,832

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hanson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
56
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Hanson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
415 births that decade — 23% of Hanson's all-time total
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Hanson by state

Where Hanson concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Hanson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
245 13.6%
#2 Texas
41 2.3%
#3 New York
29 1.6%
#4 Florida
11 0.6%
#5 Arizona
5 0.3%
#6 Washington
5 0.3%
California share of Hanson's total US births 13.6%
Even split

245 of 1,798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanson?
1,798 babies have been named Hanson since 1883. It currently ranks #2832 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 56 births.
When was Hanson most popular?
Hanson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 415 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Hanson most popular?
The top states for the name Hanson are California (245 births), Texas (41 births), New York (29 births).
How long has the name Hanson been used?
Hanson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hanson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hank, Hans, Hansel, Hansen, 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, 1883–2024 (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.