Hassan
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Hassan is an Arabic name meaning “handsome” or “good-looking,” with Hasan as a variant. Hassan is used across the Levant, also carries a Hebrew sense of “cantor,” and was borne by the brother of Jordan’s former king and the late father of Morocco’s king.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Hassan in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Hassan against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Hassan is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Hassan in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 447 boys were named Hassan, making it the #625 boys' name in the US. Since 1923, 12,300 boys have been named Hassan, with the most (447) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Michigan, Nevada and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Hassan
There are 236 towns and villages with Hassan in their name, in 20 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 114🇲🇦 Morocco 42🇮🇶 Iraq 21🇾🇪 Yemen 15🇳🇬 Nigeria 13🇱🇧 Lebanon 5🇲🇾 Malaysia 5🇪🇬 Egypt 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Hassan | Karnataka, 🇮🇳 India | 155,006 | Map |
| Ghawl Ḩassan | Al Bayda, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 9 | Map |
| Āl Ḩassan | Al Bayda, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 7 | Map |
| Ḩassān Aḩmad | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 1 | Map |
| Al Ḩassān | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Albū Ḩassān | Salah ad Din, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Angoual Hassan | Zinder Region, 🇳🇪 Niger | – | Map |
| Bayt Ḩassān | Ibb Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bayt Ḩassān | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bir Hassan | Mount Lebanon, 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Hassan
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Hassan in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Barrage Moulay El Hassan El Mahdi | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, 🇲🇦 Morocco | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Hassan songs
One song on Wikidata has Hassan in its title:
- Hassan, ur musiken till – Kurt Atterberg
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Hassan
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Hassan.
Hassan Pakandam
Hassan Taftian
Hassan Yebda
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