Hassan
Hassan was the 626th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 447 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 131 places. More babies were named Hassan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning good, handsome (Arabic) · Arabic
Say it hah-SAHN /hɑˈsɑn/
- Rank in 2025
- #626 boys, up 191 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 447boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025447 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,307babies recorded
What does the name Hassan mean?
Hassan is an Arabic name. Wiktionary gives two Arabic sources that look alike in English: ḥasan, fine, good, good-looking or handsome, and ḥassān, one who does good. Wiktionary also records unrelated surnames spelled Hassan, from Hebrew ḥazzan, cantor, and from Irish Ó hOsáin. Hasan is the closer transliteration of the Arabic, and Wiktionary treats Hassan as an alternative form of it. In the US the name has been used since the 1920s.
حَسَن (Arabic, “good, fine, handsome”)حَسَّان (Arabic, “doer of good”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; two closely related Arabic words are both proposed.
Related names: Hasan, Hussein, Hasani, Hassani.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hassan' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'حسن' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Hassan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #626 | 447 |
| 2020 | #817 | 282 |
| 2010 | #792 | 275 |
| 2000 | #684 | 259 |
| 1990 | #731 | 195 |
| 1980 | #771 | 130 |
| 1970 | #1,022 | 64 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,474 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hassan, counting every spelling?
Hassan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #596 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #626 for Hassan on its own. Together these spellings went to 473 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan | 447 | #626 | 1,901 |
| Husain | 8 | #9,221 | 69 |
| Hasaan | 7 | #10,051 | 47 |
| Hazyn | 6 | #11,162 | 28 |
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 Hassan?
447 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hassan (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hassan 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 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hassan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hassan?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Hassan are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 9 and 33. That makes Hassan mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Hassan by state
How common Hassan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (4.8×), Minnesota (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), Virginia (1.6×), Louisiana (1.5×). In 17 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 Hassan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hassan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Hassan · Sibling names for Hassan
Questions about the name Hassan
What does Hassan mean?
Hassan means “good, handsome (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Hassan?
Hassan was the 626th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 447 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 131 places. More babies were named Hassan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hassan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hassan in the US.
Where is Hassan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hassan was most common in Michigan (1.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Maryland.