Hasan
Masculine · Arabic roots · “good”
Hasan comes from an Arabic root meaning good and beautiful, and it has been in continuous use since the earliest years of Islam. Two syllables, five letters, the same spelling from Morocco to Malaysia — it is one of those names that crosses borders without changing shape. Instantly recognized across much of the world, and still an uncommon sound in an American classroom.
How old is the name Hasan?
Hasan first appears in US birth records in 1958 — 67 years ago. The typical Hasan alive today was born around 2005, making them about 20 years old. About 5,300 people named Hasan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Hasan most popular?
Hasan peaked in 1978, reaching #950 nationally. Today it ranks #1145, 195 places below that high. See the whole 1978 chart.
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Where it comes from
From ḥasan (Arabic adjective: good, beautiful) to Hasan
The story of Hasan
The name is Arabic, built on the root ḥ-s-n, and it was already in use in Arabia in the seventh century. Its most consequential bearer is Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, honored across both Sunni and Shia traditions — and it is largely through him that the name traveled wherever Islam did. It settled deeply in Turkey and the Balkans, in Iran, in Pakistan and India, in East and West Africa, keeping the same two syllables in each. In the United States it arrived with families from all of those places, which is why it shows up most strongly in the largest immigration states rather than in any single region.
Meaning
good, handsome, beautiful
From the Arabic root ḥ-s-n, which carries the sense of goodness and beauty together; the adjective ḥasan means good or fine.
How the name formed
- ḥasanArabic adjective: good, beautiful
- Ḥasan
- Hasan / Hassan
- Hasani
Related forms: حسن (Ḥasan) · Hasan · Hassan · Hasani · حسن (Hasan) · Hasan
Pronouncing Hasan
HAH-san
The Arabic and Turkish stress falls on the first syllable, with a light second. Many English speakers say huh-SAHN with the stress moved back; both are widely heard in the US, and either is easy to teach once.
Nicknames for Hasan
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1958
- Most boys named
- 2025184 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #950reached in 1978
- Change vs 2024
- +9.5%184 in 2025, from 168
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Hasan in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- حسن (Ḥasan) in Arabic — same name
- Hasan in Turkish — same name
- Hassan in English — spelling variant
- Hasani in Swahili — related form
- حسن (Hasan) in Persian — transliteration
- Hasan in Bosnian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Hasans among us
people named Hasan are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 9,283 born in 2025 was named Hasan
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Fidencio test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Hasan's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Fidencio climbed just as high around 1928, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Fidencio's path sketches the road Hasan is walking now.
Hasan sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Hasan is headed
Hasan should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
High confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Hasan beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Hasan in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The spelling holds steady across Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Bosnian and Swahili contexts — one form recognized on several continents.
- Two short syllables with no silent letters or unusual clusters; readable aloud on first sight by most English speakers.
- An unbroken record of use since the seventh century, carried by Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Established informal forms already exist — Haso in Turkish and Bosnian, Has in English — so no nickname has to be invented.
- The double-s spelling, Hassan, is the more common one in American records, so a Hasan will spend a lifetime adding "one s" — a small, permanent correction rather than a real problem.
- Stress placement varies: HAH-san among speakers of the source languages, huh-SAHN from many Americans. Worth deciding early which one your family will correct people toward.
- The name carries a clear and specific religious and cultural association. For many families that is exactly the point; it is simply worth knowing that the name introduces itself before the child does.
- In American schools he is unlikely to meet another — good for distinctness, and it means the name will occasionally be misheard as the surname Hassan.
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Frequently asked
- How many Hasans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 5,300 people named Hasan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Hasan in 2025?
- Hasan ranks #1145 among US boy names in 2025, with 184 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Hasan?
- About 1 in every 9,283 US boys born in 2025 was named Hasan — 184 in all.
- Will my child share the name Hasan with classmates?
- Hasan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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