Hans
Hans was the 1325th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 291st; the most babies were born in 1970 (271). Over the last ten years it has moved up 96 places. More babies were named Hans in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,325 boys, up 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 146boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970271 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,682babies recorded
Hans popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,325 | 146 |
| 2020 | #1,465 | 117 |
| 2010 | #1,546 | 104 |
| 2000 | #1,078 | 132 |
| 1990 | #742 | 189 |
| 1980 | #598 | 211 |
| 1970 | #494 | 271 |
| 1960 | #548 | 206 |
| 1950 | #846 | 65 |
| 1940 | #740 | 69 |
| 1930 | #612 | 101 |
| 1920 | #855 | 63 |
| 1910 | #548 | 27 |
| 1900 | #590 | 18 |
| 1890 | #446 | 17 |
| 1880 | #376 | 21 |
How popular is Hans, counting every spelling?
Hans is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,221 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,325 for Hans on its own. Together these spellings went to 153 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans | 146 | #1,325 | 673 |
| Hanz | 7 | #10,048 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hans?
146 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hans (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hans born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hans.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hans?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Hans are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 25 and 58. That makes Hans mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hans by state
How common Hans was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.9×), Wisconsin (3.1×), Washington (2.3×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hans: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hans, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hans
How popular is the name Hans?
Hans was the 1325th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 291st; the most babies were born in 1970 (271). Over the last ten years it has moved up 96 places. More babies were named Hans in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Hans a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hans in the US.
Where is Hans most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hans was most common in Minnesota (0.38 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Washington.