Is Hansen a boy or girl name?

Hansen is a boy’s name. Of the 887 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hansen

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Hansen was most popular in 2016, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,017 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 887 people named Hansen.

Hansen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hansen’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hansen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hansen is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 887 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Hansen

Where Hansen is most concentrated

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

California 8.0×

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