US Popularity Rank: 894

Origin: German

Meaning: Home ruler; God is gracious

Hank is a masculine name of German origin. This familiar name translates to “home ruler”, which makes sense due to its longstanding prevalence in culture. Hank is probably best known as a diminutive of Henry or Harry, but it is thought to trace back to the medieval name Hankin. This name was in turn a pet name of Johan and translates to “God is gracious”. With Hank being perhaps most familiar as a given name, its down-to-earth coolness definitely deserves a resurgence. Country music fans can pass this name to baby in order to pay tribute to genre legend Hank Williams, while cartoon aficionados might hope baby can help commemorate the enduring greatness of Hank Hill from King of the Hill.