The first name Hasan
A boy’s name from Arabic meaning “fine”, “good”, “good-looking”.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 86 boys were named Hasan, making it the 448th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 177 births (#193).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hasan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hasan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 184 boys born in the United States were named Hasan, the 1,147th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Hasan in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Hasan in Turkish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Hasan
30 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hasan ibn Ali5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
- Hasan SalihamidžićBosnian football player and executive, born 1977
- Hasan al-BasriArab Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher and judge (c.642–728)
- Hasan PrishtinaAlbanian politician (1873-1933)
- Hasan MinhajAmerican actor and comedian, born 1985
- Hasan ibn ZaydEmir of Tabaristan, 750–884
- Hasan MuratovićBosnian politician, entrepreneur, and professor, 1940–2020
- Hasan AliyevAzerbaijani wrestler, born 1989
- Hasan as-SenussiCrown Prince of Libya (1928-1992)
- Hasan AbdullayevAzerbaijani nuclear physicist (1918–1993)
- Hasan Buzurg1st of several de facto independent Jalayirid rulers of Iraq and central Iran, 1305–1356
- Hasan di TiroAceh politician (1925-2010)
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Hasan mean?
- Hasan means “fine”, “good”, “good-looking” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Hasan?
- From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”).
- How popular is the name Hasan?
- In 2025, 86 boys born in England and Wales were named Hasan, ranking 448th. Its peak was 2002, with 177 births.
- Is Hasan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,398 US babies named Hasan since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hasan most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 184 babies were named Hasan, its highest rank at 1,147th.
- What are other spellings of Hasan?
- Hassan.
- Is Hasan also a surname?
- Yes. Hasan is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.