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The baby name Han is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /hæn/ or /hɑːn/ ("han"),Mandarin (Hán/Hàn): approximately /xan/ with tone (Hán rising, Hàn falling) — heard like "hahn" with tonal pitch,Korean (한): /han/ (like "hahn").

Han is Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Korean, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Korean, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: English: /hæn/ or /hɑːn/ ("han"),Mandarin (Hán/Hàn): approximately /xan/ with tone (Hán rising, Hàn falling) — heard like "hahn" with tonal pitch,Korean (한): /han/ (like "hahn")

What is the meaning of the name Han ?

The baby name Han is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /hæn/ or /hɑːn/ ("han"),Mandarin (Hán/Hàn): approximately /xan/ with tone (Hán rising, Hàn falling) — heard like "hahn" with tonal pitch,Korean (한): /han/ (like "hahn").

Han is Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Korean, Scandinavian in Origin.

Han is a compact, cross‑cultural name with several independent origins. In Chinese it is the pinyin Han, covering many characters: 汉/漢 (“Han people; Chinese”), 韩/韓 (a surname), 涵 (“to contain”), 翰 (“writing brush; literature”), or 寒 (“cold”). As a given name element it is unisex. In Korean, Han is a major surname and a given‑name syllable written with various hanja such as 韓, 漢, 翰, etc., yielding meanings from “Korea/Han” to “literary.”

Separately, Dutch and Frisian Han is a short form of Johannes/Johan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”; related forms include Hans, Hannes, Jan, Hanne, and Hannah. In Turkish, Han derives from the imperial title “khan,” meaning “ruler,” and is used as a masculine given name. Vietnamese Hân (with diacritic) means “joy, felicity,” typically feminine. Variants and cognates: Han, Hans, Hanne, Hannah, Jan, Johan, Johannes, Hân.

Han has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Han

Park Han-byul Actor · Born 1984 · South Korea Park Han-byul is best known as a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in films and TV series such as Wishing Stairs, Couple or Trouble, and A Well Grown Daughter. Han Musician · Born 2000 · South Korea Han may refer to several notable people, places, or cultural topics, rather than one specific person. It can point to the Han dynasty, the Han Chinese ethnic group, or people with the surname or given name Han.

Han – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR 0 #6 3 201
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
KR Boys 0 #18 10 897
TM Boys 0 #27 10 614
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CN 0 #64 22 3,857
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
TW 0 #70 31 4,523
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
BN Boys 0 #86 48 6,332
BN Girls 0 #91 16 5,459
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
ID Boys 0 #114 18 4,130
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
CN Boys 0 #121 273 9,639
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
TW Boys 0 #130 129 7,111
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
TW Girls 0 #154 132 8,139
SG 0 #155 120 11,010
AE 0 #163 15 10,220
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
CN Girls 0 #176 211 8,829
SG Boys 0 #176 937 17,960
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
MY 0 #181 160 12,352
CZ 0 #182 5 3,154
MO Girls 0 #182 70 7,056
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
NL Boys 0 #192 2,225 5,873
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
MO Boys 0 #193 31 5,842
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
IR 0 #226 6 4,221
Belgium Boys 1997 #228 22 444
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
SG Girls 0 #233 464 18,916
KZ Boys 0 #236 54 6,578
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
NL 0 #254 143 2,481
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
MY Boys 0 #261 1,755 25,439
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SA 0 #275 21 10,560
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
JP Boys 0 #288 10 7,909
QA Girls 0 #289 28 15,378
AL Boys 0 #296 8 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #298 8 6,530
Canada Boys 2023 #303 7 2,601
Canada Girls 2012 #307 6 2,864
GH Girls 0 #315 10 6,973
CZ Girls 0 #323 19 5,378
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
HK 0 #325 24 8,483
MU Girls 0 #325 27 8,539
KZ Girls 0 #326 7 5,862
SD Girls 0 #328 18 7,678
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
JO Girls 0 #331 9 7,570
PL Boys 0 #332 9 6,459
PL Girls 0 #334 21 5,096
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
MU Boys 0 #344 14 8,477
PH Girls 0 #348 43 13,098
YE 0 #350 32 8,639
HK Girls 0 #354 298 16,104
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
PH Boys 0 #362 22 11,440
OM Girls 0 #367 30 15,987
Finland Girls 0 #377 15 1,368
EG 0 #381 20 6,387
JO Boys 0 #382 8 7,057
BD Girls 0 #401 6 8,413
IQ Girls 0 #402 103 11,303
Germany 0 #404 34 2,542
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
France Boys 2012 #412 3 2,840
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
RU Boys 0 #419 87 12,621
Austria Boys 0 #420 23 2,180
SD Boys 0 #427 19 10,523
HK Boys 0 #430 98 12,905
SA Girls 0 #431 580 25,931
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
KW Girls 0 #455 61 19,177
ZA 0 #469 6 14,421
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
CR Boys 0 #473 15 10,188
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
RU Girls 0 #487 12 11,913
MY Girls 0 #493 599 24,821
LY 0 #495 41 12,703
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
AE Girls 0 #501 53 20,968
IR Girls 0 #502 29 8,334
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
PS Girls 0 #513 11 10,981
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
TN 0 #522 354 13,765
BH 0 #531 23 17,937
IR Boys 0 #532 21 10,162
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
PS Boys 0 #539 10 10,655
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
MA 0 #544 833 20,986
BD Boys 0 #567 10 10,045
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BO Boys 0 #581 12 9,244
EG Girls 0 #590 416 14,742
IL Girls 0 #595 23 11,648
IL Boys 0 #595 13 10,983
AR Girls 0 #625 6 8,289
IQ Boys 0 #626 42 13,071
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
CL Boys 0 #645 21 13,390
BO Girls 0 #647 5 9,488
DZ 0 #650 620 20,130
Finland Boys 2026 #669 14 3,552
QA Boys 0 #683 25 18,093
SY 0 #684 45 11,684
IT 0 #702 13 4,183
NL Girls 0 #723 234 5,933
EG Boys 0 #726 161 15,035
KW Boys 0 #730 40 18,755
Finland Girls 2026 #731 8 3,895
Germany Girls 0 #743 96 4,949
NG Girls 0 #762 25 15,093
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
Germany Boys 0 #815 138 5,697
CL Girls 0 #837 15 14,098
PE Boys 0 #840 39 14,506
OM Boys 0 #852 30 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #872 21 7,044
CO Boys 0 #881 40 15,656
TR 0 #886 347 19,440
Spain Boys 0 #893 38 5,610
United States Girls 2024 #906 11 8,487
PE Girls 0 #930 14 14,861
NG Boys 0 #939 13 16,906
MX Boys 0 #949 34 16,355
Spain Girls 0 #957 27 5,561
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,035 58 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,126 16 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,144 9 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,155 24 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,166 18 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,342 130 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,347 268 28,008
IT Girls 0 #1,349 98 9,415

Han is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Flanders, Belgium
France
AE

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People also ask about Han

Han is predominantly a boy's name.
Han is a one syllable name, pronounced English: /hæn/ or /hɑːn/ ("han"),Mandarin (Hán/Hàn): approximately /xan/ with tone (Hán rising, Hàn falling) — heard like "hahn" with tonal pitch,Korean (한): /han/ (like "hahn").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hán, Hàn, Han (한), Haan, Han- (as a compound syllable in Korean names) and Hans (related form).
Across languages, Han has these equivalents: Hán/漢/韩/韓 (Chinese character forms), 한 (Korean han).
Yes — Han ranked #228 in Belgium in 1997, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Han ranks highest in Belgium (#228 in 1997).
Han's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #872 in 2014 to #872 in 2024 in United States.
Yes — 2 notable people named Han are in our database, including Park Han-byul (Actor), Han (Musician).