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Hasan

Hasan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“handsome, good”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
huh-SAHN · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Hasan is from Arabic Ḥasan, meaning handsome or good. It is notably borne by Hasan ibn Ali; the variant Hussein/Husayn comes from a related diminutive form.

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How popular is Hasan?

202450.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hasan in 2024168

2024 rank#1,203 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18805,214

Hasan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Hasan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Husseinlittle handsome one · Arabic
  • Hussaingood, handsome · Arabic
  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic

Hasan questions

What does the name Hasan mean?

Hasan means "handsome, good". It comes from Arabic. Hasan is from Arabic Ḥasan, meaning handsome or good. It is notably borne by Hasan ibn Ali; the variant Hussein/Husayn comes from a related diminutive form.

Is Hasan a boy or girl name?

Hasan is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hasan?

168 US babies were named Hasan in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Hasan?

Hasan is usually pronounced huh-SAHN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.