Hanson

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hanson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Hanson: Recorded since 2001, it reached #2,483 in 2015, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#2483highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2001–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2001	#2587
2006	#4052
2008	#4432
2009	#3227
2010	#2629
2011	#3830
2012	#3987
2013	#4685
2014	#3362
2015	#2483
2016	#4023
2017	#3040
2018	#3959
2019	#3013
2020	#3334
2021	#2493
2023	#3112
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 18 of the 24 years from 2001 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2001–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #2587 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #2483 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 2001–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Hanson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Hanson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	15	4 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	51	10 of 10	5
2020s	24	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Hanson appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2483 in England and Wales in 2015.

Hanson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3040	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#4052	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2001 and 2024, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,483, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bramwell · #2483, 14y
Mikah · #2483, 18y
Muaadh · #2483, 18y
Alysa · #2487, 19y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Daniel-Junior · #2483, 10y
Locryn · #2483, 11y
Muaadh · #2483, 18y
Abuzar · #2488, 12y

Hanson and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Hanson without appearing here.

Hanson moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3040 and #4812.
Kelly Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #3011 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3013 and #4702.

Moved ahead of Hanson

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2629 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3830 and #1398.
Mathias Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2587 and #3134 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #4052 and #2087.
Gunnar Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2483 and #3373 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4023 and #2556.
Malin Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3013 and #2728.

Moved the opposite way to Hanson

Albie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 while Albie went from #728 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 while Alfie went from #54 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 while Alfred went from #149 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 while Archie went from #60 to #10.

Moved the same way as Hanson

Aaron Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 and Aaron from #40 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 and Alan from #270 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hanson went from #2587 to #3688 and Alex from #45 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2483 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Hanson

Hanson at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Hanson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Hanson appears in

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Hanson at a glance

Hanson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Hanson appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Hanson and the names beside it

Hanson moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Hanson

Moved the opposite way to Hanson

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