How Many People Are Named Hanson?
An estimated 1,457 people in the United States have the first name Hanson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Hanson peaked in popularity in 2018 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hanson 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 Hanson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,457
About 1 in 235,247 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2018
56 births
Total Registered
1,798
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hanson
Hanson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,798 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hanson as a male name
Ranked #2,836 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (56 births)
Hanson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hanson span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 415 babies were registered. While Hanson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hanson by Decade
How has Hanson 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.
Hanson by State
Birth registrations for Hanson span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Arizona, Florida. On average, about 56 Hansons were registered per state.
Hanson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hanson
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hanson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanson?
We estimate approximately 1,457 people named Hanson 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 235,247 Americans share this first name.
Is Hanson a common name?
Hanson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,798 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hanson most popular?
Hanson reached peak popularity in 2018, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hanson is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hanson a male name?
Hanson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hanson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hanson Smith, Hanson Johnson, Hanson 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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