Hakan
Hakan is a common Turkish forename, based on the Turkish language variant of the imperial title Khagan.
Meaning & Origin of Hakan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hakan is a common Turkish forename, based on the Turkish language variant of the imperial title Khagan.
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The Story of Hakan
Hakan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 18 Hakans were born — ranking #5,110 that year. As of 2026, Hakan ranks #5,464 for baby boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 400 Hakans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Hakan
Hakan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 400 births in the dataset. Hakan's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Hakan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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