The baby name Håkan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhoːkan/ (HOH-kahn).
The baby name Håkan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhoːkan/ (HOH-kahn).
Håkan is Norse, Turkish in Origin.
Håkan is the Swedish form of Old Norse Hákon, from há “high, exalted” and konr “son, descendant,” giving the sense “high-born son” or “noble descendant.” Cognates appear across the Nordic languages, with Icelandic and Faroese Hákon and Norwegian Håkon; the spelling Haakon persists in some Norwegian royal and historical contexts. Despite similar ASCII renderings, it is unrelated to Turkish Hakan (“ruler”), which has a distinct Turkic origin.
The name is well attested in medieval Scandinavia, borne by several Norwegian kings - Håkon the Good (10th century) and Håkon IV Håkonsson (13th century) - and by Sweden’s 11th‑century Håkan the Red. In Sweden it became widely used in the mid‑20th century and is now classic rather than trendy. Variants and adaptations include Håkon, Haakon, Hákon, and diacritic‑free Hakon; it is also established among Finland‑Swedes as Håkan. Diminutives are uncommon in modern use.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #176 | 7 | 1,509 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #351 | 77 | 2,041 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #366 | 483 | 3,552 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Håkan is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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