Hank

Where Hank comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hank.

  • 1 syllable
Hank through the years
  1. 1908
    First appearance
    #1,373 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1923
    Hank Williams born
    American singer-songwriter
  3. 1980
    Hank Green born
    American author, vlogger, and science communicator
  4. 2025
    Peak, #413
    776 babies named Hank, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).
Namesakes
  • Hank Williams · American singer-songwriter, 1923–1953
  • Hank Green · American author, vlogger, and science communicator, born 1980
  • Hank Williams Jr. · American singer-songwriter and musician, born 1949
  • Hank Mann · American actor, 1887–1971
  • Hank Williams III · American musician, born 1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.