Hassan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HA-san
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #259 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #625 for boys
Hassan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good, handsome”. In 2025 it ranked 259th for boys in the UK (201 babies) and 625th for boys in the US (447 babies).
What does Hassan mean?
Arabic: usual spelling of Hasan
“good, handsome”
Most bearers honour Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the second Shia imam.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Hassan a girl's or a boy's name?
Hassan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 201 boys in the UK and 447 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hassan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 259th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 201 about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 201 boys in the UK were named Hassan, making it the 259th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 310th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 272 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Hassan than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Hassan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 293 boys in the UK were given Hassan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #200, up from #259 for this spelling alone.
- Hassan 201
- Hasan 92
Among boys in 2025, it was 247th in England and Wales and 333rd in Scotland.
Hassan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 201 | #259 |
| 2024 | 187 | #279 |
| 2023 | 162 | #311 |
| 2022 | 154 | #329 |
| 2021 | 161 | #324 |
| 2020 | 165 | #310 |
| 2019 | 184 | #292 |
| 2018 | 202 | #281 |
| 2017 | 192 | #298 |
| 2016 | 215 | #274 |
| 2015 | 202 | #285 |
| 2014 | 188 | #286 |
| 2013 | 214 | #263 |
| 2012 | 210 | #262 |
| 2011 | 256 | #225 |
| 2010 | 236 | #235 |
| 2009 | 236 | #225 |
| 2008 | 225 | #231 |
| 2007 | 249 | #211 |
| 2006 | 231 | #207 |
| 2005 | 245 | #192 |
| 2004 | 234 | #189 |
| 2003 | 218 | #193 |
| 2002 | 238 | #174 |
| 2001 | 272 | #158 |
| 2000 | 247 | #164 |
| 1999 | 248 | #157 |
| 1998 | 214 | #178 |
| 1997 | 213 | #180 |
| 1996 | 192 | #188 |
How popular is Hassan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 625th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 447 about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 447 boys in the US were named Hassan, making it the 625th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 817th. It first appears in the records in 1923.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Hassan of any year since it first appeared, in 1923.
Half of all the boys named Hassan in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 641 boys in the US were given Hassan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #477, up from #625 for this spelling alone.
Hassan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 447 | #625 |
| 2024 | 427 | #649 |
| 2023 | 390 | #688 |
| 2022 | 325 | #777 |
| 2021 | 312 | #788 |
| 2020 | 282 | #817 |
| 2019 | 317 | #752 |
| 2018 | 306 | #765 |
| 2017 | 340 | #715 |
| 2016 | 299 | #791 |
| 2015 | 318 | #757 |
| 2014 | 309 | #760 |
| 2013 | 262 | #823 |
| 2012 | 246 | #857 |
| 2011 | 243 | #867 |
| 2010 | 275 | #792 |
| 2009 | 277 | #805 |
| 2008 | 278 | #787 |
| 2007 | 263 | #809 |
| 2006 | 281 | #752 |
| 2005 | 259 | #764 |
| 2004 | 223 | #804 |
| 2003 | 214 | #815 |
| 2002 | 225 | #765 |
| 2001 | 218 | #777 |
| 2000 | 259 | #683 |
| 1999 | 213 | #749 |
| 1998 | 253 | #673 |
| 1997 | 256 | #647 |
| 1996 | 208 | #736 |
| 1995 | 207 | #743 |
| 1994 | 218 | #706 |
| 1993 | 213 | #708 |
| 1992 | 153 | #854 |
| 1991 | 172 | #779 |
| 1990 | 195 | #727 |
| 1989 | 144 | #827 |
| 1988 | 154 | #761 |
| 1987 | 147 | #752 |
| 1986 | 124 | #811 |
| 1985 | 120 | #810 |
| 1984 | 119 | #800 |
| 1983 | 122 | #791 |
| 1982 | 115 | #827 |
| 1981 | 136 | #746 |
| 1980 | 130 | #769 |
| 1979 | 118 | #798 |
| 1978 | 140 | #711 |
| 1977 | 140 | #720 |
| 1976 | 109 | #797 |
| 1975 | 85 | #894 |
| 1974 | 83 | #885 |
| 1973 | 68 | #978 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,000 |
| 1971 | 78 | #920 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,016 |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,124 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,068 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,252 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,100 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,404 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,114 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 17 | #1,996 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,374 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
Names like Hassan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Ahmed, Muhammad, Abdullah, Umar, Mustafa, Khalid, Amir, Musa, Usman, Ibrahim, Hussain
Other spellings of Hassan
Names related to Hassan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
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, “Hassan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hassan, updated 20 October 2026.