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Hassan

“Variant of Hasan — Fine, good, handsome” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #625 in the US (2025) · Trending

Hassan has appeared in US records since 1923 — best rank #625 (2025) · 12,300 babies named Hassan all-time · 1 in 3,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hassans

• Hassan Rouhani — President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
• Hassan II — King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
• Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — Somali removal of president
• Hassan al-Banna — Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906—1949)
• Hassan Gouled Aptidon — President of Djibouti (1916-2006)

In stories & tradition

• Hassan — Oberon

What Hassans become

Among 1,221 notable people named Hassan:

Political leaders appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran from 2013 to 2021.

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