How rare is the name Han?

9,006 people in the United States have the first name Han, about 1 in 33,537. It ranks #2,636 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

HAN

#2,636

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,006
About
1 in 33,537
This common or more
80.4%
Who bears it

Of the 9,006 people named Han, 91.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 5% as White and 1.4% as two or more races. 50.2% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Han peaked in 2017, when 46 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19692025
Peak year
2017
Births that year
46
In 2025*
27 ▼41%
Recorded as
used for both

At least 1,414 babies have been given the name since 1969. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Han by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1980s, when it ranked #6,144. The largest share of babies named Han, 34.2%, were born in 2013 or later.

1960s#16,2136
1970s#11,63853
1980s#6,144212
1990s#6,315281
2000s#7,791290
2010s#6,997363
2020s#7,170209
Generation X 1965–805.9%
Millennials 1981–9626.9%
Generation Z 1997–1233.1%
2013 and later34.2%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Han

#2,633 Jovan · 9,013#2,635 Kamari · 9,011#2,637 Rina · 9,004#2,638 Nga · 9,003

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Han, most common first.

#1,883 Hana · 15,211#2,837 Hanh · 8,155#5,565 Hani · 3,054#7,523 Hany · 2,019#29,353 Ham · 302#33,205 Hane · 250#41,400 Hahn · 177#45,337 Hann · 150

Also a last name

As a last name, Han ranks #953 of 156,621, with 36,028 people. See Han as a last name

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