Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hans

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hans
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

271

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

46.5%

2024

145

All-time

15,531

Hans has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 271 boys were named Hans.

In 2024, only 145 boys were given the name.

Down 46.5% from its peak.

All told, about 15,531 Americans have been named Hans and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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