Han
Han is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 21 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 210.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 201830 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1968
- 1,390people given the name
The story in the numbers
753 boys have been named Han in the United States since 1968, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2018, with 30 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2018, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2006, and the 2010s alone account for 27%.
Han is used for both sexes: 46% of its bearers are girls (637), most of them born around 2003.
By decade
In 2018, its biggest year
Han was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2018 were Liam, Noah, William, James and Oliver. See all of 2018.
Names that rose and fell with Han
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Maherpeak 2023
- Jedidiahpeak 2017
- Yoelpeak 2019
- Asimpeak 2022
- Bopeak 2024
- Aharonpeak 2021
- Rianpeak 2021
- Faridpeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.