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Hans
say it hahns
What Hans means
- Germanic and Scandinavian short form of Johannes: God is gracious New Testament and Quran: John the Baptist (Yahya in the Quran) and John the Apostle
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 114 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 117 in Norway (2020)
- no. 185 in Chile (2021)
- no. 809 in Austria (2020)
- no. 1209 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1332 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1411 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Gabriel Theo Jack Mateo Daniel Samuel Theodore Elias Elijah Michael Raphael Martin
Hans in stories
- Frozen: Prince Hans, the charming villain of the Southern Isles