Name profile

Hassan

A name meaning "beautifier, improver".

PronunciationArabic /ˈħa.san/; Arabic /ħas.ˈsaːn/
Usage languagesArabic, Dhivehi, Malay, Persian, Urdu
US rank (2025)#625

Meaning and history

Hassan is most commonly a variant spelling of the Arabic name حسن, usually transcribed Hasan, though it can also represent the distinct but related Arabic name حسّان, with a doubled middle consonant and final long vowel, meaning “beautifier” or “improver.” Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet and companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 281 births, rank #752
2007: 263 births, rank #809
2008: 278 births, rank #787
2009: 277 births, rank #805
2010: 275 births, rank #792
20112011: 243 births, rank #867
2012: 246 births, rank #857
2013: 262 births, rank #823
2014: 309 births, rank #760
2015: 318 births, rank #757
20162016: 299 births, rank #791
2017: 340 births, rank #715
2018: 306 births, rank #765
2019: 317 births, rank #752
2020: 282 births, rank #817
20212021: 312 births, rank #788
2022: 325 births, rank #777
2023: 390 births, rank #688
2024: 427 births, rank #649
20252025: 447 births, rank #625

Hassan rose from #649 to #626 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 447.