Hanson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Hanson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,013 for boy births in the United States (and #6,446 across all names), given to 41 babies. Hanson first appears in 1883 and peaked in 2018 (56 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | #3,013 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | #2,844 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | #2,860 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | #3,073 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #3,530 |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | #2,961 |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | #2,365 |
| 2017 | 43 | 43 | #2,814 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #3,084 |
| 2015 | 42 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #2,595 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | #3,081 |
| 2012 | 43 | 43 | #2,791 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #2,964 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #3,567 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | #4,337 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #3,766 |
| 2007 | 32 | 32 | #3,400 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | #3,714 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | #3,481 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #3,566 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | #2,808 |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 | #2,481 |
| 2001 | 32 | 32 | #2,890 |
| 2000 | 36 | 36 | #2,591 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #3,308 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #2,813 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #2,697 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,704 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #3,360 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #3,801 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #3,185 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #4,669 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,240 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,507 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #3,371 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,392 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #3,818 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,723 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #3,000 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #2,563 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #2,712 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,361 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,140 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,272 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,239 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,722 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,700 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,833 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #3,762 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,336 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,206 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,009 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #3,210 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,203 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,086 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #2,939 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #3,447 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #2,928 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #2,980 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,274 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,230 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #2,565 |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #2,312 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,338 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,064 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,831 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #3,012 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,519 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #2,181 |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #1,848 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #3,889 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #1,949 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,784 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #2,471 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,621 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #2,467 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #2,594 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,237 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #2,953 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,386 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,760 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,803 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,633 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,121 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #2,959 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,038 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,422 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,095 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,895 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,602 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #2,797 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,242 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,357 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,284 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,399 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,083 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,853 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,223 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #2,970 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,485 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,619 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,711 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,059 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,729 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,558 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,285 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,197 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,226 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,112 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #957 |