NameTides

Hanson

Hanson was the #2,991 boys' name in the US in 2025 (41 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Hanson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Hanson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Hanson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,991 (41)#3,684 (5)#3,153 (5)
2024#2,835 (45)#3,689 (5)#3,072 (5)
2023#2,848 (44)#3,113 (6)#2,336 (7)
2022#3,053 (40)——
2021#3,497 (32)#2,493 (8)#1,898 (9)
2020#3,202 (35)#3,334 (5)#1,520 (12)
2019#2,943 (41)#3,013 (6)#2,440 (6)
2018#2,355 (56)#3,959 (4)#1,334 (14)
2017#2,798 (43)#3,040 (6)#2,439 (6)
2016#3,059 (38)#4,023 (4)#1,283 (15)
2015#2,809 (42)#2,483 (8)#1,384 (13)
2014#2,582 (47)#3,362 (5)#1,778 (9)
2013#3,060 (36)#4,685 (3)#1,926 (8)
2012#2,772 (43)#3,987 (4)#1,466 (12)
2011#2,950 (39)#3,830 (4)#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #892.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1883.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 42,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 42,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hanson is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 44,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hanson by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hanson (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HansonCanadaBoys#3,1535
HansonEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
HansonUSBoys#2,99141