Hansen
A boys’ name of Scandinavian origin, meaning son of Hans; patronymic surname used as given name.
Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Hansen by the numbers
Hansen was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Hans
Like Hansen, each of these traces back to Hans: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hansen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Hansen, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hansen
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