Boys' name · since 2011
Hanzo
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 125 babies named Hanzo, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hanzo currently ranks #5370 among boys' names in America, with 125 babies recorded since 2011.
Hanzo has 125 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5370 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #15,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,370 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 125 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanzo ranks #15,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,370 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 125 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hanzo's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hanzo compares
125 29th 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
Hanzo's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hanzo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 125 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hanzo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hanzo splits its recorded history at 2020: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hanzo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Hanzo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (94 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Hanzo's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Hanzo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 94 births (75% of all-time use).
Hanzo by state
Where Hanzo concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 4.0% |
6 of 125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hanzo's data
- California records the most Hanzos (6 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 Hanzo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Hanzo 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.