Hassan

Meaning: Fine, good, handsome
Origin: Variant of Hasan (from Arabic)

Boy's name · #626 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Hassan is climbing: on the charts since 1923, it reached #626 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 450 boys given the name last year. Roughly 12,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#241 in Sweden (2025) · #247 in England & Wales (2025) · #308 in Belgium (2025) · #344 in Scotland (2025) · #361 in France (2025) · #376 in Norway (2025) · #415 in Ireland (2025) · #509 in Austria (2025) · #528 in Ecuador (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,032 in Switzerland (2025) · #436 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hassans

Hassan Rouhani — President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
Hassan II — King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — Somali removal of president
Hassan al-Banna — Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906–1949)
Hassan Gouled Aptidon — President of Djibouti (1916–2006)

In stories & tradition

Hassán — Jardín de Oriente (Spanish opera)

What Hassans become

Among 1,220 notable people named Hassan:

Political leaders appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hassan Rouhani, Iranian politician (born 1948).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Hasan (#1147), Hassan would rank around #481 with about 630 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Hassan and Hasan.

Similar names: Hasan · Mustafa · Azai · Mohamed · Yazan · Rayyan

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