Hasan

“Fine, good, handsome” — Arabic origin

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

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. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the Northeast in the 1960s and 1970s, strongest in the Midwest today. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 2,900 boys in Norway (2025).

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

Famous Hasans

Hasan ibn Ali — 5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
Hasan Salihamidžić — Bosnian football player and executive
Hasan al-Basri — Arab Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher and judge (c.642–728)
Hasan al-Askari — eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
Hasan Şaş — Turkish association football player (born 1976)

In stories & tradition

Hasan — Zaporozhets za Dunayem

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).

Similar names: Hassan · Amin · Asad · Anas · Yazan · Hashim

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