Boys' name · since 1973
Hanz
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Hanz, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,930 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hanz currently ranks #9930 among boys' names in America, with 130 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Hanz recorded 130 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #9930 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #15,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,930 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 130 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanz ranks #15,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,930 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 130 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,930 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hanz's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hanz compares
130 30th percentile among 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
Hanz's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hanz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hanz's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hanz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Hanz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Hanz's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Hanz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Hanz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hanz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Hanz 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.