Hakan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hah-KAHN
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Hakan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “ruler; emperor”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Hakan mean?
Turkish: from the Turkic title khagan; also a Swedish form of Haakon
“ruler; emperor”
Khagan, 'khan of khans', was the title of the rulers of the great Turkic and Mongol steppe empires.
Is Hakan a girl's or a boy's name?
Hakan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hakan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Hakan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hakan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Hakan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Hakan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Hakan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Hakan in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hakan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
Names like Hakan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Arjan, Hamish, Hamza, Imran, Ayaan, Aarav, Vihaan, Gurman, Usman, Avyaan, Yuvan
Names related to Hakan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hakan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hakan, updated 20 October 2026.