Hans is a boy's name of German origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 145 boys in the United States.
Hans belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Hans first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #291 in 1885, and in 2024 145 babies received the name — 15,531 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Hans is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its German origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Hans is a boy name. In 2024, 145 babies received the name in the US.
Hans comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Hans first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #291 in 1885, and 145 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hans is pronounced /ˈhæns/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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