Recorded 1971–2021 Boys' name Peak 1974 223 births

Hason — boys' name

223 babies named Hason in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s761980s451990s452000s202010s262020s11
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Hason was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

12 babies were named Hason in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hason

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Hason between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hason currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hason performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hason shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hason in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hason 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 223 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.

Hason at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

223

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1974

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Hason popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1974)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 202120122007199619901984197919751971 5

Hason by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
76 births that decade — 34% of Hason's all-time total
1970s761980s451990s452000s202010s262020s11

Hason by state

Where Hason concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hason
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
12 5.4%
#2 New York
7 3.1%
New Jersey share of Hason's total US births 5.4%
Even split

12 of 223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hason?
223 babies have been named Hason since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1974 with 12 births.
When was Hason most popular?
Hason was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Hason most popular?
The top states for the name Hason are New Jersey (12 births), New York (7 births).
How long has the name Hason been used?
Hason has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Hason?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hassan, Hasan, Haskell, Hashim, 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, 1971–2021 (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.