Hasan
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "handsome" or "good-looking".
Name Census estimates that about 5,096 living Americans carry the first name Hasan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hasan today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hasan births was 2023 (170 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hasan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Hasan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
5.1K
~ 1 in 67,259 Americans
Peak year
2023
170 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,204
Tracked since 1958
Census
Hasan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 7,523 people with the first name Hasan, which placed it at #2,984 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,984
National first-name rank
People counted
7.5K
7,523 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
48.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hasan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hasan is White at 48.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (27.1%) and Black (17.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hasan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hasan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White48.6% · 3,659
- Asian and Pacific Islander27.1% · 2,042
- Black or African American17.2% · 1,292
- Two or more races4.8% · 358
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 164
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 8
Popularity
Hasan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hasan from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,307 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Hasan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hasan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hasan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hasans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Hasan, while Wisconsin, Tennessee, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 161 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hasan
The name Hasan originates from the Arabic language and has its roots in the Semitic culture of the Middle East dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Arabic word "hasana" which means "good", "beautiful", or "handsome". The name was commonly used in the Arabian Peninsula during the 7th century.
One of the earliest and most notable mentions of the name Hasan can be found in Islamic religious scriptures and traditions, where it refers to the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of his daughter Fatimah and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hasan was born in Medina in the year 625 CE and played a significant role in the early Islamic caliphate.
Throughout history, the name Hasan has been borne by numerous influential figures across various fields. One of the earliest recorded examples is Hasan al-Basri (642-728 CE), a prominent Islamic scholar and theologian who lived in Basra, present-day Iraq. He was renowned for his piety, knowledge, and contributions to the development of Islamic theology.
Another notable figure named Hasan was Hasan ibn al-Haytham (965-1040 CE), an influential Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of optics and is considered a pioneer of the modern scientific method. His work on the nature of light and vision laid the foundations for modern optics.
In the realm of literature, Hasan Shihab al-Din (1336-1405 CE), better known as Hasan Kafi al-Akhidar, was a renowned Ottoman Turkish poet and philosopher. His works, including the epic poem "Husamname", are considered masterpieces of classical Turkish literature.
The name Hasan has also been associated with political and military leaders, such as Hasan al-Askari (846-874 CE), an influential Shia Imam who played a significant role in the development of Islamic theology and jurisprudence during the Abbasid Caliphate.
In more recent history, Hasan al-Banna (1906-1949) was an Egyptian schoolteacher and Islamic scholar who founded the influential Muslim Brotherhood movement, which aimed to revive Islamic values and principles in modern societies.
People
Hasan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hasan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hasan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hasan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,096 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hasan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 67,259 US residents.
Is Hasan a common name?
We classify Hasan as "Rare". It ranks above 96.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,214 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hasan most popular?
The single biggest year for Hasan was 2023, when 170 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hasan is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hasan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 7,523 people with the name Hasan, or 2.49 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,984 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hasan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hasan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hasan appears almost entirely male. Of the 7,518 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hasan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hasan is White at 48.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (27.1%) and Black (17.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hasan most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Hasan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.6% (3,659 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hasan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hasan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hasan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hasan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hasan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hasan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Hasan as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Hasan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.