Hank
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Hank
Hank is a midcentury guy nickname (which actually dates back to the seventeenth century) of the Al/Hal/Dick school, which has been on recess from the playground for decades. Now it's just beginning to be given on its own again, appreciated for its earthy, sportsguy cool. Hanks Aaron and Greenberg (born Henry) and Hank Williams (born Hiram) Sr and Jr. are worthy namesakes.
Hank for boys#413 US
Kendra Wilkinson named her little boy Hank IV.
Hank for girls
Until recently, Hank was not on the table for baby girls. But with the new generation of girls called Billie, Frankie, and Stevie, it's a fresh possibility.
Pronounced HANK.
As of October 2026, Hank ranked #413 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #225.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #603 | 448 | 233.2 |
| 2015 | #535 | 533 | 278.1 |
| 2016 | #486 | 633 | 333.6 |
| 2017 | #451 | 680 | 367.4 |
| 2018 | #457 | 647 | 356.2 |
| 2019 | #458 | 653 | 363.9 |
| 2020 | #483 | 616 | 356.9 |
| 2021 | #434 | 716 | 409.3 |
| 2022 | #444 | 700 | 400.9 |
| 2023 | #444 | 699 | 408.6 |
| 2024 | #425 | 739 | 428.9 |
| 2025 | #413 | 776 | 454.3 |
World rankings
Hank for boys
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Hank on lists
Famous Hanks
- Hiram King "Hank" WilliamsBoy
American country music singer
- (Randall) Hank Williams Jr.Boy
American country music singer; son of Hank Williams
- (Shelton) Hank Williams IIIBoy
American country music singer; grandson of Hank Williams
- Henry Louis "Hank" AaronBoy
American baseball player
- Henry Albert "Hank" AzariaBoy
American actor
- Henry Randall "Hank" BaskettBoy
American football player
- Henry Albert "Hank" BauerBoy
American baseball player
- William Henry "Hank" GreenBoy
American YouTuber and educator
- Henry Benjamin "Hank" GreenbergBoy
American baseball player
- Henry "Hank" Randall Baskett IV (b. 2009)Boy
son of model Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett
- Hank Roddick (b. 2015)Boy
son of tennis player Andy Roddick and actress Brooklyn Decker
- Levi Hank GilbertBoy
Adler (b. 2004), son of actress Sara Gilbert
Hank in pop culture
- Hank HillBoy
main character in cartoon "King of the Hill"
- Henry "Hank" PalmerBoy
Robert Downey Jr.'s character in The Judge (2014 film)
- Hank GriffinBoy
character on TV series "Grimm"
- Hank LawsonBoy
saloonkeeper on TV series "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
- Hank SchraderBoy
character on TV series "Breaking Bad"
- Hank MoodyBoy
main character from TV series "Californication"
- Henry Allen 'Hank' VentureBoy
main character of "The Venture Bros."
- Hank VoightBoy
character on TV's "Chicago PD"
- Hank GoddardBoy
character in "The Sims 3" computer game
- Hank AsherBoy
character on TV's "The Family"
- Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym aka AntBoy
Man, character in the movie "Ant,Man"
- Hank Henshaw aka J'onn J'onnz aka Martian ManhunterBoy
character on TV's "Supergirl"
- Hank BoothBoy
grandfather of TV character Seeley Booth on Bones
- Hank BoothBoy
son of Seeley Booth and Temperence Brennan from the TV series "Bones"
- Hank (Henry) ZipzerBoy
protagonist of the children's TV and book series of the same name
- HankBoy
octopus in Pixar's "Finding Dory"
- Hank AndersonBoy
character in the game "Detroit: Become Human"