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Hank Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hank?

The somewhat popular name Hank was the 457th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 452, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2017 with 679 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hank was less than 5, most recently in 1917.

Approximately during the years 1921-1924, 1928-1931, 1940-1947, 1948-1954, 2001-2004, and 2005-2016, the name Hank took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1973-1976.

Where is the name Hank popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Hank has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hank for their newborn has risen.

The name Hank still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Hank (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 647 457
2017 679 452
2016 632 485
2015 533 532
2014 448 603
2013 390 631
2012 346 684
2011 336 692
2010 266 806
2009 169 1,095
2008 181 1,047
2007 158 1,135
2006 135 1,240
2005 141 1,146
2004 134 1,168
2003 89 1,470
2002 74 1,622
2001 79 1,530
2000 82 1,490
1999 56 1,784
1998 89 1,343
1997 84 1,337
1996 73 1,428
1995 86 1,259
1994 67 1,439
1993 88 1,198
1992 115 1,020
1991 95 1,126
1990 95 1,098
1989 100 1,031
1988 99 971
1987 108 905
1986 95 942
1985 87 977
1984 97 887
1983 111 830
1982 85 979
1981 100 890
1980 94 919
1979 72 1,041
1978 63 1,103
1977 83 935
1976 76 959
1975 97 846
1974 117 752
1973 105 778
1972 107 773
1971 111 773
1970 154 660
1969 117 721
1968 134 655
1967 148 617
1966 158 597
1965 187 559
1964 186 581
1963 177 591
1962 149 632
1961 153 635
1960 155 627
1959 159 613
1958 147 634
1957 153 620
1956 168 588
1955 121 664
1954 176 551
1953 154 581
1952 105 678
1951 103 691
1950 84 750
1949 65 851
1948 71 806
1947 76 792
1946 61 847
1945 40 1,011
1944 30 1,225
1943 40 1,080
1942 32 1,234
1941 22 1,466
1940 26 1,319
1939 28 1,251
1938 18 1,639
1937 22 1,468
1936 24 1,371
1935 21 1,518
1934 9 2,631
1933 17 1,733
1932 16 1,875
1931 17 1,797
1930 13 2,230
1929 10 2,670
1928 9 2,929
1927 21 1,715
1926 11 2,633
1925 6 3,922
1924 20 1,804
1923 16 2,060
1922 13 2,397
1921 9 3,082
1920 9 3,062
1919 7 3,553
1918 8 3,224
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1916 7 3,314
1915 6 3,581
1914 5 3,468
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1911 5 1,854
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1909 6 1,356
1908 5 1,480
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.