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Across the world, Hank (Hank , ハンク , Хэнк ) is a common boy's given name. The given name Hank is characteristic of Taiwan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Canada, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and the United States. Much less frequently, Hank is the last name as well as the forename.
Hank is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hank Hill , the fictional character from King of the Hill; Hank Henshaw , the fictional supervillain featured in the DC Comics universe, Adventures of Superman; Hank Landry , the Stargate character, Stargate SG-1; Hank Heywood , the fictional character from the television series Legends of Tomorrow and Hank Henshaw , the fictional character from the television series Supergirl, and in many other works.