Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Hank name popularity since 1925
16,868 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hank. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Hank is about 14 years old in 2026. Hank peaked in 2025 as the #413 name for boys, and it ranked #413 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,868
- Named Hank, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #413
- for boys in 2025 (776 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 16,868 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Hank made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hank births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Hank both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Hank became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 11,700 baby boys to 1 in 4,290.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Hank's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hank.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hank in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 57 | – |
| 1930s | 185 | #1,516 |
| 1940s | 462 | #1,011 |
| 1950s | 1,370 | #664 |
| 1960s | 1,562 | #559 |
| 1970s | 982 | #846 |
| 1980s | 973 | #977 |
| 1990s | 849 | #1,259 |
| 2000s | 1,243 | #1,146 |
| 2010s | 4,932 | #535 |
| 2020–25 | 4,253 | #413 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.8% of babies named Hank from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Hank is most popular
The index compares Hank's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hank.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.54× | 381 |
| Tennessee | 1.86× | 495 |
| Minnesota | 1.85× | 427 |
| Indiana | 1.66× | 497 |
| Washington | 1.59× | 336 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hank's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hank.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hank (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data