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Hassan

Hassan: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Arabic Hasan, meaning 'handsome,' 'good,' or 'excellent.' Hassan is a common transliteration and is borne by important early Islamic figures.

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How popular is Hassan?

2024128 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Hassan in 2024425

2024 rank#649 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188011,856

Hassan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Hassan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Hassan questions

What does the name Hassan mean?

Hassan means "handsome, good". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Hasan, meaning 'handsome,' 'good,' or 'excellent.' Hassan is a common transliteration and is borne by important early Islamic figures.

Is Hassan a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Hassan?

425 US babies were named Hassan in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Hassan?

Hassan is usually pronounced hah-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.