Boy name#864 of boy names
Hans
Pronounced HH AA1 N S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1970
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Hans?
Hans is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 15,573 children — the 864th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1970, when 271 children were given it.
Hannes is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Hans and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Hannes
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- HH AA1 N S · HH AE1 N Z
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Hans
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Hans
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Hans?
- Hans ranks 864th among boys' names in US records, with 15,573 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,291.
- Is Hans a unisex name?
- No. Hans is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Hans most popular?
- 1970, when 271 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Hans spelled?
- Hannes. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.