Hakan comes from the Turkish / Native-american tradition, meaning One Who Rules.
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How popular is Hakan?
2017peak year
Hakan has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #7024), with about 12 babies named Hakan each year. In 2017, 18 babies received the name (ranked #5169). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 367.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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