MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hans mean?
Sanskrit haṃsa names a swan or goose in poetry and myth. Later literature makes the bird Brahma’s vehicle. A separate traditional image credits it with separating milk from water.
Pronunciation
IAST: haṃsa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हंस
Letter-by-letter: haṃsa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hans in Indian usage
25,716 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (86.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,446 records (13.4%).
- Recorded as male: 22,270 records (86.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 759 |
| 1940s | 1,867 |
| 1950s | 3,684 |
| 1960s | 5,975 |
| 1970s | 6,025 |
| 1980s | 4,866 |
| 1990s | 2,321 |
| Other decades | 219 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 7,282 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,812 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,768 |
| Rajasthan | 3,611 |
| Bihar | 1,480 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 847 |
| Uttarakhand | 461 |
| Delhi | 369 |
| Maharashtra | 355 |
| Chandigarh | 209 |
| Gujarat | 184 |
| Assam | 176 |
| Other states | 162 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Hans / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Hans ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hans; Table_6, C3907 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hans; Table_6, C3907
- Monier-Williams, haṃsa, p. 1286,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.