How Many People Are Named Han?
An estimated 1,358 people in the United States have the first name Han. It is used for both genders, with 54.2% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Han peaked in popularity in 2017 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Han as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Han paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Han is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,358
About 1 in 252,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
54.2% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2017
46 births
Total Registered
1,390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Han
Han is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (54.2%) and females (45.8%). Out of 1,390 total births registered, 753 were male and 637 were female.
Han as a male name
Ranked #4,748 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (30 births)
Han as a female name
Ranked #9,124 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (25 births)
Han: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Han span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 363 babies were registered. While Han is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Han by Decade
How has Han tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Han by State
Birth registrations for Han span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, New York. On average, about 71 Hans were registered per state.
Han + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Han as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Han
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Han: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Han?
We estimate approximately 1,358 people named Han are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 252,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Han a common name?
Han is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Han most popular?
Han reached peak popularity in 2017, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Han is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Han a male name?
Han is predominantly male. 54.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Han Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Han Smith, Han Johnson, Han Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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