Hans Boy
How popular is Hans?
#1,323 boy name in 2025
146 baby boys were named Hans in the US in 2025, making it the 1323rd most popular boy name.
Hans popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,323 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 146 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,416 in 2015, #1,463 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (271 boys) |
| Highest rank | #290 in 1885 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hans counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hans family of names ranked #1,145 for boys in 2025 (#1,174 the year before), with 153 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hans | 146 | 95% |
| Hanz | 7 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hans is most popular
Babies named Hans per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.4 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Utah: 0.2 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
Hans by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 253 | #290 |
| 1890s | 206 | #340 |
| 1900s | 174 | #473 |
| 1910s | 662 | #509 |
| 1920s | 741 | #642 |
| 1930s | 790 | #610 |
| 1940s | 535 | #738 |
| 1950s | 1,279 | #567 |
| 1960s | 2,333 | #464 |
| 1970s | 2,193 | #492 |
| 1980s | 1,871 | #573 |
| 1990s | 1,532 | #737 |
| 2000s | 1,181 | #1,073 |
| 2010s | 1,137 | #1,256 |
| 2020s | 790 | #1,323 |
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Questions
- Is Hans a boy or girl name?
- Hans is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hans were boys.
- How popular is the name Hans?
- 146 baby boys were named Hans in the US in 2025, making it the 1323rd most popular boy name.
- When was Hans most popular?
- Hans peaked in 1970, when 271 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #290 in 1885.
- How many people are named Hans?
- 15,682 babies have been named Hans in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,560 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 44.
- Where is Hans most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hans was most common in Minnesota, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.