Name meaning & stats
Hans
Hans means “little Hans” (German origin). 12,856 US babies since 1940, peak 1970.
What it means
“little Hans”
GermanWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1970
12,856 US babies were named Hans between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Hans (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Hans is the main spelling
- Hans 98%
- Hanz 1%
- Hanish 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1970)