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Hank

Boy

Meaning of Hank: German: 'home ruler'

Hank is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 427th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#427

776 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,984

First recorded 1908 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 101 babies1982: 84 babies1983: 111 babies1984: 96 babies1985: 87 babies1986: 94 babies1987: 108 babies1988: 99 babies1989: 100 babies1990: 95 babies19901991: 95 babies1992: 115 babies1993: 88 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 86 babies1996: 74 babies1997: 84 babies1998: 89 babies1999: 56 babies2000: 82 babies20002001: 79 babies2002: 74 babies2003: 89 babies2004: 134 babies2005: 141 babies2006: 135 babies2007: 158 babies2008: 181 babies2009: 170 babies2010: 266 babies20102011: 336 babies2012: 346 babies2013: 390 babies2014: 448 babies2015: 533 babies2016: 633 babies2017: 680 babies2018: 647 babies2019: 653 babies2020: 616 babies20202021: 717 babies2022: 700 babies2023: 700 babies2024: 744 babies2025: 776 babies
US babies named Hank per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 776.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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