Han
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Han is a name of Chinese origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Han mean?
Chinese: Chinese or Korean name; also a Dutch short form of Johannes
Han Solo, the smuggler in Star Wars, made the name familiar in the West.
- Say it
- HAHN
Is Han a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Han has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Han in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Han, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Han in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2016, 31% of the babies named Han in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Han in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Han in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Han, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969. 9 girls were also named Han in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Han than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Han in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1994, 56% of the babies named Han in the US were girls. By 2024 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 2014.
Han in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
Names like Han
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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