Hassan is a distinctive choice, ranked #260 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hassan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#260
US Rank #649
About the Name Hassan
Hassan is steadily gaining in popularity, up 28 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #144 in 1999, and it currently sits at #260. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hassan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #649 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hassan
Unlikely. With around 180 UK babies named Hassan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hassan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hassan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 28 places over the last five years to #260 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hassan is more popular in the UK (#260) than in the US (#649). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Hassan include: Lulu Hassan — Lulu Khadija Hassan is a Kenyan journalist, news anchor, producer, and CEO of Jiffy Pictures.; Maryam Bukar Hassan — Maryam Bukar Hassan', is a Nigerian poet, spoken word artist, storytelling consultant, social entrepreneur, digital content creator, and the first UN Global...; Rima Hassan — Rima Hassan Mobarak is a French jurist and politician of Palestinian and Kurdish origin, born in the Neirab refugee camp, near Aleppo, Syria..
Hassan ranks #649 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
180
UK babies named Hassan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 28 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hassan
Likely around 1 other Hassan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Hassan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lulu Khadija Hassan is a Kenyan journalist, news anchor, producer, and CEO of Jiffy Pictures. She co-hosts the Nipashe Wikendi news bulletin on Citizen TV alongside Rashid Abdalla.
Maryam Bukar Hassan', is a Nigerian poet, spoken word artist, storytelling consultant, social entrepreneur, digital content creator, and the first UN Global Advocate for Peace and Security. Hassan is an advocate for United Nations peacekeeping, campaign co-ordinator at change.org in Nigeria, and a Gates Foundation goalkeeper.
Rima Hassan Mobarak is a French jurist and politician of Palestinian and Kurdish origin, born in the Neirab refugee camp, near Aleppo, Syria. Stateless, she arrived in France around the age of nine and settled with her family in Niort.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician and the sixth president of Tanzania, serving since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position and previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021, from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli.
Mohammed Hassan may refer to: Mohamed Hassan (Libyan musician), Libyan singer Mohamed Hassan (Egyptian musician), Egyptian singer Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, emir of Darawiish monarch Diiriye Guure Mohammad Hasan Rahmani (c.
Princess Sarvath El Hassan is a Jordanian royal and the wife of Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan. She was born in Calcutta on 24 July 1947, into the Suhrawardy family, a prominent Bengali Muslim family.
Ahmed Issack Hassan is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a public servant. He was the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of the Republic of Kenya from November 2011 to October 6, 2016.
Tarek Ali Hassan was an Egyptian endocrinologist who was a professor of medicine and chief of endocrinology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He was also a composer, musician, writer, painter, and philosopher.