Hank

#413 for boys in 2025, 776 births

Peak · boys
#413
2025 · 776 births
Debut · boys
1908
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,984
since 1908

Hank over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Hank has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#413776
2024#425744
2023#444700
2022#445700
2021#434717
2020#481616
2019#458653
2018#457647
2017#451680
2016#486633
2015#535533
2014#603448
2013#632390
2012#683346
2011#691336
2010#806266
2009#1,091170
2008#1,046181
2007#1,132158
2006#1,239135
2005#1,143141
2004#1,163134
2003#1,46689
2002#1,62074
2001#1,52779
2000#1,48782
1999#1,77856
1998#1,33889
1997#1,33384
1996#1,41374
1995#1,25686
1994#1,43467
1993#1,19688
1992#1,017115
1991#1,12495
1990#1,09695
1989#1,030100
1988#97099
1987#904108
1986#94594
1985#97587
1984#89196
1983#827111
1982#98184
1981#886101
1980#92493
1979#1,05670
1978#1,09963
1977#93383
1976#95776
1975#84197
1974#749117
1973#779104
1972#766108
1971#775110
1970#660154
1969#720117
1968#655133
1967#618147
1966#596158
1965#559187
1964#580186
1963#589177
1962#632148
1961#632154
1960#625155
1959#613159
1958#633147
1957#615156
1956#590167
1955#663121
1954#553174
1953#576155
1952#681104
1951#688103
1950#75084
1949#84266
1948#81370
1947#78876
1946#84261
1945#1,00640
1944#1,21230
1943#1,08839
1942#1,22832
1941#1,44622
1940#1,31126
1939#1,23828
1938#1,61318
1937#1,44422
1936#1,32625
1935#1,49421
1934#2,7428
1933#1,70717
1932#1,84816
1931#1,77017
1930#2,17813
1929#2,58910
1928#2,8439
1927#1,69221
1926#2,56611
1925#3,7416
1924#1,77620
1923#2,02016
1922#2,34713
1921#2,9869
1920#2,9679
1919#3,3917
1918#3,0968
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1916#3,1777
1915#3,3926
1914#3,2645
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1911#1,7405
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1909#1,2776
1908#1,3735
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First appearance
1908

The first year at least five boys were named Hank! It came in at #1,373, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1910–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Hank is popular in 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedNHWashington: #341 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,481 boysWAIdaho: #119 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 416 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 675 boysNDMinnesota: #207 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 846 boysMNIllinois: #397 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,135 boysILWisconsin: #307 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,368 boysWIMichigan: #624 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,869 boysMINew York: #1,105 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,755 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedRIOregon: #216 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 827 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #208 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 656 boysSDIowa: #138 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 479 boysIAIndiana: #226 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 957 boysINOhio: #461 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,653 boysOHPennsylvania: #554 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,638 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #553 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 3,784 boysCAUtah: #186 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 726 boysUTColorado: #682 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,409 boysCONebraska: #266 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 977 boysNEMissouri: #335 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,611 boysMOKentucky: #316 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,442 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedWVVirginia: #575 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,705 boysVAMaryland: #573 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,313 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedDEArizona: #539 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,148 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedNMKansas: #234 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 885 boysKSArkansas: #541 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,743 boysARTennessee: #411 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,133 boysTNNorth Carolina: #430 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,444 boysNCSouth Carolina: #360 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,750 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #221 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 841 boysOKLouisiana: #413 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,988 boysLAMississippi: #538 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,667 boysMSAlabama: #402 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,079 boysALGeorgia: #680 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,474 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hank, so not publishedHITexas: #476 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 2,796 boysTXFlorida: #1,032 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,788 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#119 · 1 in 416
  2. Iowa#138 · 1 in 479
  3. Utah#186 · 1 in 726
  4. Minnesota#207 · 1 in 846
  5. South Dakota#208 · 1 in 656

Best ever in a state: #91 in Montana, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#119191 in 416
Iowa#138311 in 479
Utah#186281 in 726
Minnesota#207321 in 846
South Dakota#20861 in 656
North Dakota#21061 in 675
Oregon#216211 in 827
Oklahoma#221231 in 841
Indiana#226361 in 957
Kansas#234171 in 885
Nebraska#266101 in 977
Wisconsin#307191 in 1,368
Kentucky#316151 in 1,442
Missouri#335191 in 1,611
Washington#341241 in 1,481
South Carolina#360121 in 1,750
Illinois#397291 in 2,135
Alabama#402111 in 2,079
Tennessee#411171 in 2,133
Louisiana#413121 in 1,988
North Carolina#430211 in 2,444
Ohio#461221 in 2,653
Texas#476631 in 2,796
Mississippi#53851 in 2,667
Arizona#539111 in 3,148
Arkansas#54151 in 2,743
California#553571 in 3,784
Pennsylvania#554161 in 3,638
Maryland#57381 in 3,313
Virginia#575111 in 3,705
Michigan#624121 in 3,869
Georgia#680121 in 4,474
Colorado#68261 in 4,409
Florida#1,032111 in 8,788
New York#1,105101 in 9,755
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Hank
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 12 spots since 2024 (#425 → #413)
  • 68 spots since 2020 (#481 → #413)
  • 122 spots since 2015 (#535 → #413)
  • Biggest jump: 285 spots in 2010 (#1,091 → #806)
  • Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1978 (#933 → #1,099)
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1908
  • Peaked 2025 at #413 (776 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1946–1977
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,201
  • Highest: 1 in 2,201 boys born in 2025 were named Hank (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 29.0% of all boys named Hank (4,932) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s11#1,277 (1909)#1,325
1910s38#1,740 (1911)#3,010
1920s124#1,692 (1927)#2,553
1930s185#1,238 (1939)#1,736
1940s462#788 (1947)#1,058
1950s1,370#553 (1954)#636
1960s1,562#559 (1965)#621
1970s982#660 (1970)#862
1980s973#827 (1983)#933
1990s849#1,017 (1992)#1,299
2000s1,243#1,046 (2008)#1,291
2010s4,932#451 (2017)#580
2020s4,253#413 (2025)#440

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hank in 2017

boys
#451
680 births · 1 in 2,722 boys

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #451Hank680
More about 2017

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 2,722 of them was named Hank, which outranked 96.8% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hank
  1. #447Kolton686
  2. #449Trenton683
  3. #450Tate682
  4. #451Hank680
  5. #451Remy680
  6. #453Kian676
  7. #454Drew675
  8. #455Dax665

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2017 →