Meaning and history
Originally a short form of Hankin, a medieval diminutive of John, Hank has been used in the United States since the 17th century as a diminutive of Henry, probably influenced by the Dutch diminutive Henk. A notable bearer is the American former baseball player Hank Aaron (1934–2021).
20062006: 135 births, rank #1,239
2007: 158 births, rank #1,132
2008: 181 births, rank #1,046
2009: 170 births, rank #1,091
2010: 266 births, rank #806
20112011: 336 births, rank #691
2012: 346 births, rank #683
2013: 390 births, rank #632
2014: 448 births, rank #603
2015: 533 births, rank #535
20162016: 633 births, rank #486
2017: 680 births, rank #451
2018: 647 births, rank #457
2019: 653 births, rank #458
2020: 616 births, rank #481
20212021: 717 births, rank #434
2022: 700 births, rank #445
2023: 700 births, rank #444
2024: 744 births, rank #425
20252025: 776 births, rank #413
Hank rose from #425 to #413 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 776.