Hasan vs Macsen
Hasan and Macsencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Hasan was ranked #458 and Macsen #396 among boys in England and Wales.
Hasan and Macsen over time
Hasan and Macsen appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Hasan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Macsen in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Hasan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Macsen in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hasan and Macsen changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #458 and #396.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Macsen rose about as far as Hasan fell — from #241 and #2020 in 1996 to #458 and #396 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hasan held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Macsen in 4.
Highest recorded here: Hasan #191 in 2000, Macsen #377 in 2023.
The order changed in 2024: Macsen moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #375 and #377; by 2024 that had become #458 and #396.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hasan #458, Macsen #396.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Hasan | Macsen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #375 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #396 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hasan and Macsen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Hasan
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #322 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #375 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Macsen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #377 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #396 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys