How Many People Are Named Hoan?
An estimated 41 people in the United States have the first name Hoan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Hoan peaked in popularity in 1988 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hoan 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 Hoan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hoan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
41
About 1 in 8,359,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1988
8 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hoan
Hoan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hoan as a male name
Ranked #6,705 in 1990
7 male births in 1990
Peak: 1988 (8 births)
Hoan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hoan span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 36 babies were registered. Hoan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hoan by Decade
How has Hoan 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.
Hoan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hoan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hoan
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hoan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hoan?
We estimate approximately 41 people named Hoan 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 8,359,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Hoan a common name?
Hoan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hoan most popular?
Hoan reached peak popularity in 1988, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hoan is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hoan a male name?
Hoan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hoan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hoan Smith, Hoan Johnson, Hoan 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me