Hank
Hank is ranked 425th among boys in 2024 (739 births). Its best rank was 425th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #425up 19 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 7390.04% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024739 births
- Best rank
- #425in 2024
- Since 1908
- 16,204people given the name
The story in the numbers
16,204 boys have been named Hank in the United States since 1908, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 739 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 30%. It has spent 56 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Hank | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | |
| 1910s | 38 | |
| 1920s | 124 | |
| 1930s | 185 | |
| 1940s | 462 | |
| 1950s | 1,370 | |
| 1960s | 1,562 | |
| 1970s | 983 | |
| 1980s | 975 | |
| 1990s | 849 | |
| 2000s | 1,243 | |
| 2010s | 4,932 | |
| 2020s | 3,470 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Hank was the 425th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Hank
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Kalpeak 2021
- Campeak 2024
- Barrettpeak 2020
- Elliotpeak 2022
- Hendrickpeak 2024
- Rockwellpeak 2017
- Alaricpeak 2020
- Hendrikpeak 2020
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.