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Handsome

/ˈhænsəm/ · 100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Handsome has been given to about 128 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈhænsəm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 126
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Handsome per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2013 · 13
  • Born in 202510
  • All time128

How popular is Handsome?

Its best year was 2013, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6381st. The typical living American called Handsome is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Handsome

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerome0.48
  2. Jaime0.48
  3. Jayme0.48
  4. Rome0.48

Middle names for Handsome

Ranked by flow score
  1. Handsome Paul0.83
  2. Handsome John0.83
  3. Handsome Blake0.82
  4. Handsome Wade0.82
  5. Handsome Ross0.82
  6. Handsome Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Handsome

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.79
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.79
  3. Bodenbrother · 0.79
  4. Ayaneither · 0.78
  5. Neriahsister · 0.77
  6. Elinasister · 0.77

Where Handsome is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Handsome White0.78
    2. Handsome Nguyen0.78
    3. Handsome Moore0.78
    4. Handsome Brown0.78
    5. Handsome Young0.75
    6. Handsome Wright0.75

    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 Handsome

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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