Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 2017 123 births

Hanz — boys' name

123 babies named Hanz in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s51990s122000s202010s412020s34
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hanz was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hanz in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hanz

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Hanz between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hanz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hanz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hanz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hanz 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 123 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.

Hanz at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

123

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hanz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 2023202020162010200319901973 5

Hanz by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 33% of Hanz's all-time total
1970s111980s51990s122000s202010s412020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hanz?
123 babies have been named Hanz since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Hanz most popular?
Hanz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Hanz been used?
Hanz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hanz?
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.

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, 1973–2023 (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.