How Many People Are Named Hank?
people named Hank are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 22,150 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,984 babies named Hank in Social Security records from 1908 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
776 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Originally a short form of Hankin which was a medieval diminutive of JOHN. Since the 17th century in the United States this name has also been used as a diminutive of HENRY, probably under the influence of the Dutch diminutive HENK. A famous bearer is the American former baseball player Hank Aaron (1934-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hank in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hank alive today is about 23 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hank first appears in the records in 1908, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 776 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hank has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #413, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #413.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #413 |
| Best rank | #413 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #561 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hank alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hank were born in California than in any other state: about 1,306 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hank was given 3.3 times as often in Idaho, 2.7 times in Utah and 2.1 times in North Dakota.
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