Entry № 4032 · Other origin

Han Han — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HAHN /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Korean / Vietnamese unisex surname"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient (Korean)

A name that means "korean / vietnamese unisex surname".

Han is from the Korean Han (한 — one of the most-common Korean surnames) and the Vietnamese Hân (joy, happiness). Han is one of the Korean surnames — historically associated with the Cheongju Han clan, one of the noble Korean clans descended from the ancient Mahan kingdom. Also Vietnamese: Hân as feminine name expressing joy.

Korean / Vietnamese (Han / Hân).

The name in its native script.

한 / Hân
Transliteration
Han
Pronunciation
/ hɑːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Han stands.

Han does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Hans before her.

Real people
Han So-hee
Korean actress + Nevertheless + My Name Netflix.
born 1994
In fiction
Han
Korean / Vietnamese.

Names connected to Han.

The number behind Han.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Han reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.