Is Han a boy or girl name?

Han is a unisex name. Of the 1,414 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 45.7% were girls and 54.3% were boys. It changed hands in 2014, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Han

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Han was most popular in 2017, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,899 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,414 people named Han.

Han over time

Births per year. The dot marks Han’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Han a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Han is a unisex name — 45.7% of the 1,414 Americans given it were girls and 54.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 2014 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 33% girls and 67% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Han

Where Han is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org