Hassan

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

Boy's name · #626 in the US (2025) · Trending

Hassan is climbing: on the charts since 1923, it reached #626 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 450 boys given the name last year. Roughly 12,000 have carried it all-time. Together with its spelling variant Hasan (#1147), Hassan 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 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

Hassán — Jardín de Oriente

What Hassans become

Among 1,223 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.

Similar names: Hasan · Mustafa · Azai · Mohamed · Yazan · Rayyan

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