Hanson Boy
How popular is Hanson?
#2,990 boy name in 2025
41 baby boys were named Hanson in the US in 2025, making it the 2990th most popular boy name.
Hanson popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,990 for boys (▼ 155 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 41 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #3,200 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (56 boys) |
| Highest rank | #891 in 1883 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hanson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hanson family of names ranked #1,688 for boys in 2025 (#1,645 the year before), with 76 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hanson | 41 | 54% |
| Hansen | 35 | 46% |
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 Hanson is most popular
Babies named Hanson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Hanson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #891 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1900s | 21 | #1,129 |
| 1910s | 64 | #1,675 |
| 1920s | 97 | #2,192 |
| 1930s | 75 | #2,003 |
| 1940s | 90 | #1,819 |
| 1950s | 80 | #2,134 |
| 1960s | 60 | #2,847 |
| 1970s | 65 | #3,167 |
| 1980s | 126 | #2,528 |
| 1990s | 192 | #2,676 |
| 2000s | 307 | #2,466 |
| 2010s | 415 | #2,354 |
| 2020s | 237 | #2,835 |
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Questions
- Is Hanson a boy or girl name?
- Hanson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hanson were boys.
- How popular is the name Hanson?
- 41 baby boys were named Hanson in the US in 2025, making it the 2990th most popular boy name.
- When was Hanson most popular?
- Hanson peaked in 2018, when 56 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #891 in 1883.
- How many people are named Hanson?
- 1,839 babies have been named Hanson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,478 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Hanson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hanson was most common in California, at 0.0 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.