Given name & surname
Han
“a gift from God”
Han is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
In English usage, Han as a surname developed from 韓.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Han through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,414
- 768 boys · 646 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #5,282 for boys · #10,393 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,282 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,006 as a first name in 2020; 36,028 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Han’s family of names
In English usage, Han as a surname shares a linguistic root with Hahn. Han has a related form in Hann. Han has a related form in Hanno.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Han has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Han
- Tian HanChinese playwright, screenwriter, songwriter (1898-1968)
- Han HanChinese writer and racing driverborn 1982
- Han BergerDutch association football player and managerborn 1950
- Zhang HanChinese general
- Han Drijverfield hockey player (1927-1986)
- Han AhmedowPrime Minister of Turkmenistan (1936–2006)
- Han KulkerDutch middle distance runnerborn 1959
- Han BenninkDutch musician (born 1942)
- Han Hendrik PihoEstonian Nordic combined skier (born 1993)
Characters named Han: Han Solo (Star Wars), Han Lue (The Fast and The Furious series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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