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Han

/ˈhɑn/ · 46% girls, 54% boys · 27 born in 2025

Han has been given to about 1,414 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈhɑn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,346
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Han per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 46
  • Born in 202527
  • All time1,414
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Han?

Its best year was 2017, when 46 babies were given the name, ranking 6913th. The typical living American called Han is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Han

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dan0.75
  2. Jan0.75
  3. Van0.75
  4. Nan0.75
  5. Hank0.71
  6. Hans0.71
  7. Ian0.68
  8. Hyman0.70

Middle names for Han

Ranked by flow score
  1. Han Iris0.77
  2. Han Opal0.77
  3. Han Ivy0.77
  4. Han Belle0.77
  5. Han Alice0.75
  6. Han Josephine0.74

Sibling names for Han

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.89
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.87
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.87
  4. Samirasister · 0.87
  5. Andiesister · 0.87
  6. Francobrother · 0.86

Where Han is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Han Evans0.73
  2. Han Edwards0.73
  3. Han Anderson0.70
  4. Han Allen0.70
  5. Han Adams0.70
  6. Han Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Han

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Han across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.