Hasan

Meaning: Good, handsome
Origin: Arabic

Boy's name · #1147 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Hasan is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1958, it stood at #1147 in 2025; about 5,400 boys have been named Hasan along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#332 in Austria (2025) · #375 in Norway (2025) · #445 in Belgium (2025) · #448 in England & Wales (2025) · #452 in Sweden (2025) · #457 in Canada (2025) · #495 in Scotland (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #798 in Italy (2024) · #808 in Poland (2025) · #1,152 in France (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Hasans

Hasan ibn Ali — Grandson of Muhammad and the second Shia Imam (625–670)
Hasan Salihamidžić — Bosnian footballer and executive (born 1977)
Hasan al-Basri — Early Islamic scholar (c. 642–728)
Hasan al-Askari — Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams (845–874)
Hasan Şaş — Turkish footballer (born 1976)
Hasan al-Turabi — Sudanese religious and political leader (1932–2016)

In stories & tradition

Hasan — Operatic character in the opera Zaporozhets za Dunayem by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky; a servant

What Hasans become

Among 1,247 notable people named Hasan:

Political leaders appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hasan al-Turabi, Sudanese religious and political leader (1932–2016).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Hassan (#626), Hasan would rank around #481 with about 630 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Hassan and Hasan.

Similar names: Hassan · Amin · Azai · Syed · Yazan · Hashim

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