Hasaan
An Arabic name meaning "good", "virtuous", or "beautiful".
Name Census estimates that about 591 living Americans carry the first name Hasaan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hasaan today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hasaan births was 1997 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hasaan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Hasaan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
591
~ 1 in 579,957 Americans
Peak year
1997
26 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,387
Tracked since 1971
Census
Hasaan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 411 people with the first name Hasaan, which placed it at #23,711 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,711
National first-name rank
People counted
411
411 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
74.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hasaan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hasaan is Black at 74.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (12.7%) and Hispanic (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hasaan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hasaan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American74.0% · 304
- Asian and Pacific Islander12.7% · 52
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 19
- Two or more races4.6% · 19
- White4.1% · 17
Popularity
Hasaan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hasaan from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 169 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Hasaan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hasaan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hasaan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hasaans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York recorded the most babies named Hasaan, while New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hasaan
The name Hasaan originates from the Arabic language and is derived from the root word "hasan," which means "good," "beautiful," or "handsome." It is a variant of the more common name Hassan, and both spellings are used interchangeably in different regions of the Arab world.
The name Hasaan has a long and rich history, dating back to the early days of Islam. One of the most notable historical figures with this name was Hasan ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam. Hasan ibn Ali was born in 625 CE in Medina, and he was revered as an exemplary figure in Islamic history for his piety, wisdom, and compassion.
Another prominent figure with the name Hasaan was Al-Hasan al-Basri, a renowned Islamic scholar and theologian who lived in the 7th century CE. He was born in Medina and later settled in Basra, where he established a renowned school of Islamic thought and attracted students from all over the Muslim world.
In Persian literature, the name Hasaan is associated with the legendary poet Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi, the author of the epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings). One of the central characters in the Shahnameh is a prince named Hasaan, whose bravery and heroism are celebrated throughout the epic.
In South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan, the name Hasaan has been popular among Muslims for centuries. One notable figure with this name was Hasaan Nizami, a 12th-century Sufi poet and mystic from Delhi, whose works have had a profound influence on Islamic spirituality and literature in the region.
Another renowned Hasaan was Hasaan Ibn Thabit, an Arabian poet who lived during the time of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century CE. He was known for his eloquent poems in defense of Islam and in praise of the Prophet, and his works are considered among the earliest examples of Islamic poetry.
While the name Hasaan has its origins in the Arab world and Islamic tradition, it has gained popularity in various cultures and regions over the centuries, with numerous individuals bearing this name and contributing to various fields, such as literature, philosophy, and religion.
People
Hasaan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hasaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hasaan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hasaan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 591 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hasaan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 579,957 US residents.
Is Hasaan a common name?
We classify Hasaan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 606 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hasaan most popular?
The single biggest year for Hasaan was 1997, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hasaan is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hasaan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 411 people with the name Hasaan, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,711 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hasaan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hasaan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hasaan appears almost entirely male. Of the 416 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hasaan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hasaan is Black at 74.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (12.7%) and Hispanic (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hasaan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Hasaan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.0% (304 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hasaan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hasaan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hasaan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hasaan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hasaan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hasaan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Hasaan?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.