Hanson
Boy · HAN-sun · English
Hanson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Hans or Hann”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Hanson mean?
English: patronymic surname from Hans or Hann
“son of Hans or Hann”
Hans is the German and Scandinavian short form of Johannes, the Latin form of John.
- Say it
- HAN-sun
Is Hanson a girl's or a boy's name?
Hanson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hanson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Hanson, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hanson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Hanson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Hanson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Hanson, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1883.
Half of all the boys named Hanson in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 76 boys in the US were given Hanson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,740, up from #2,990 for this spelling alone.
- Hanson 41
- Hansen 35
Hanson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 45 | #2,835 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,377 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,466 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,273 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,819 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,915 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,563 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,003 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,192 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,764 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #891 |
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