Hans
Boy · Germanic
Hans is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,323rd for boys in the US (146 babies).
What does Hans mean?
Germanic
A male given name from German.
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Is Hans a girl's or a boy's name?
Hans is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 146 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hans in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Hans, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 14 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Hans than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Hans in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Hans in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Hans in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,323among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 146about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 146 boys in the US were named Hans, making it the 1,323rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,463rd. Its busiest year was 1970, with 271 boys.
2025 had more boys named Hans than any year since 1999.
Half of all the boys named Hans in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hans in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146 | #1,323 |
| 2024 | 145 | #1,324 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1,558 |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,393 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,349 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,463 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,420 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 145 | #1,256 |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,349 |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 134 | #1,313 |
| 2013 | 98 | #1,578 |
| 2012 | 91 | #1,675 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,016 |
| 2010 | 104 | #1,543 |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,471 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,504 |
| 2007 | 115 | #1,412 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1,360 |
| 2005 | 129 | #1,224 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,314 |
| 2003 | 128 | #1,166 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,343 |
| 2001 | 127 | #1,112 |
| 2000 | 132 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 153 | #946 |
| 1998 | 150 | #938 |
| 1997 | 141 | #949 |
| 1996 | 125 | #997 |
| 1995 | 152 | #884 |
| 1994 | 141 | #921 |
| 1993 | 149 | #869 |
| 1992 | 171 | #796 |
| 1991 | 161 | #813 |
| 1990 | 189 | #737 |
| 1989 | 183 | #726 |
| 1988 | 160 | #748 |
| 1987 | 164 | #712 |
| 1986 | 178 | #672 |
| 1985 | 179 | #656 |
| 1984 | 185 | #627 |
| 1983 | 174 | #649 |
| 1982 | 215 | #589 |
| 1981 | 222 | #573 |
| 1980 | 211 | #597 |
| 1979 | 194 | #613 |
| 1978 | 182 | #617 |
| 1977 | 205 | #588 |
| 1976 | 194 | #586 |
| 1975 | 196 | #575 |
| 1974 | 233 | #517 |
| 1973 | 228 | #521 |
| 1972 | 224 | #529 |
| 1971 | 266 | #496 |
| 1970 | 271 | #492 |
| 1969 | 257 | #477 |
| 1968 | 242 | #489 |
| 1967 | 268 | #464 |
| 1966 | 233 | #496 |
| 1965 | 222 | #511 |
| 1964 | 252 | #497 |
| 1963 | 238 | #518 |
| 1962 | 212 | #546 |
| 1961 | 203 | #553 |
| 1960 | 206 | #548 |
| 1959 | 180 | #583 |
| 1958 | 185 | #567 |
| 1957 | 140 | #649 |
| 1956 | 158 | #604 |
| 1955 | 150 | #603 |
| 1954 | 123 | #654 |
| 1953 | 121 | #648 |
| 1952 | 82 | #774 |
| 1951 | 75 | #812 |
| 1950 | 65 | #843 |
| 1949 | 61 | #877 |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,046 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,028 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,175 |
| 1945 | 43 | #971 |
| 1944 | 50 | #898 |
| 1943 | 50 | #943 |
| 1942 | 73 | #748 |
| 1941 | 60 | #817 |
| 1940 | 69 | #738 |
| 1939 | 57 | #805 |
| 1938 | 76 | #694 |
| 1937 | 69 | #729 |
| 1936 | 76 | #679 |
| 1935 | 73 | #710 |
| 1934 | 92 | #623 |
| 1933 | 80 | #650 |
| 1932 | 83 | #668 |
| 1931 | 83 | #656 |
| 1930 | 101 | #610 |
| 1929 | 87 | #661 |
| 1928 | 68 | #786 |
| 1927 | 89 | #684 |
| 1926 | 96 | #642 |
| 1925 | 81 | #717 |
| 1924 | 61 | #886 |
| 1923 | 66 | #835 |
| 1922 | 62 | #871 |
| 1921 | 68 | #834 |
| 1920 | 63 | #853 |
| 1919 | 61 | #839 |
| 1918 | 78 | #723 |
| 1917 | 86 | #640 |
| 1916 | 85 | #630 |
| 1915 | 98 | #572 |
| 1914 | 73 | #585 |
| 1913 | 72 | #509 |
| 1912 | 56 | #532 |
| 1911 | 26 | #597 |
| 1910 | 27 | #546 |
| 1909 | 29 | #473 |
| 1908 | 16 | #657 |
| 1907 | 14 | #699 |
| 1906 | 16 | #590 |
| 1905 | 17 | #574 |
| 1904 | 17 | #538 |
| 1903 | 16 | #550 |
| 1902 | 17 | #521 |
| 1901 | 14 | #536 |
| 1900 | 18 | #578 |
| 1899 | 17 | #457 |
| 1898 | 27 | #377 |
| 1897 | 21 | #411 |
| 1896 | 16 | #518 |
| 1895 | 22 | #414 |
| 1894 | 19 | #439 |
| 1893 | 14 | #509 |
| 1892 | 28 | #357 |
| 1891 | 25 | #340 |
| 1890 | 17 | #434 |
| 1889 | 25 | #351 |
| 1888 | 27 | #353 |
| 1887 | 23 | #340 |
| 1886 | 20 | #397 |
| 1885 | 33 | #290 |
| 1884 | 26 | #344 |
| 1883 | 28 | #309 |
| 1882 | 27 | #332 |
| 1881 | 23 | #342 |
| 1880 | 21 | #373 |
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