Hassan
Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world.
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Hassan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Malay
- Dhivehi
The Story of Hassan
Hassan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 450 Hassans were born — ranking #632 that year. As of 2026, Hassan ranks #632 for baby boys with 450 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Hassans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Hassan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hassan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hassan
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About the name Hassan
Hassan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Hassan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #632. Use the chart and map above to compare Hassan'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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