Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Hans

HAHNS · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious (Johannes diminutive)
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1324
2024 births145
Peak year1970
First appeared1880
Total US births15,531
1970 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hansel
Alternate spellings
HanssHanz
In other languages
Hans (German/Scandinavian)Hanns (variant)Hannu (Finnish)

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