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The baby name Hak is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hak/.

Hak is Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Korean, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: /hak/

What is the meaning of the name Hak ?

The baby name Hak is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hak/.

Hak is Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Hak has several independent roots. In Korean, it represents the Sino-Korean syllable hak, typically written with hanja such as 學 “learning, study” or 鶴 “crane,” common in male compound names (e.g., Hak‑su) and sometimes used alone. In Cantonese, Hak romanizes hak1 from characters like 克 “to overcome” or 黑 “black,” so meaning depends on the chosen graph. In Islamic and Malay–Indonesian contexts, Hak reflects Arabic ḥaqq, “truth; right,” familiar from compounds like ‑ul‑Haq.

Documented in late Joseon Korea as a name element, Hak also appears in modern East Asian naming, though single‑syllable use is relatively rare. As a Muslim given name it is uncommon on its own but recognizable through transliteration. Variants and related forms include Haq, Hakkı (Turkish), and compound names such as Abdul‑Haq.

Hak has the following similar or variant Names

Hak – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH 0 #3 1 102
KH Girls 0 #6 1 148
KH Boys 0 #8 2 270
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
GH Boys 0 #353 9 8,138
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
JO Boys 0 #383 7 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #492 13 11,303
RU Boys 0 #494 12 12,621
HK Boys 0 #503 25 12,905
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
BH 0 #580 8 17,937
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #627 41 13,071
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
HK Girls 0 #645 6 16,104
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
SG Boys 0 #688 10 17,960
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
KW Boys 0 #747 23 18,755
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
TN 0 #809 21 13,765
EG Boys 0 #838 49 15,035
DZ 0 #861 322 20,130
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #937 16 5,697
MA 0 #944 185 20,986
CO Boys 0 #978 4 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,035 5 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,063 49 25,439
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,067 26 22,615
TR 0 #1,090 122 19,440
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,533 82 28,008

Hak is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Hak

Hak is predominantly a boy's name.
Hak is a one syllable name, pronounced /hak/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Haak, Hák, Hắc and Hak (학 in Hangul).
Across languages, Hak has these equivalents: Korean: 학 (hak), Cantonese/Chinese: 赫 (hak).
Hak is a name of Korean origin, traditionally used in South Korea. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within South Korea and its diaspora communities.