Question: is hasan a shia name?
Answer: In Arab countries these names mean you are a Shia Muslim . Names like Jaffar,Abbas,Syed,Saeed, Raza, Hyder, Hassan, Hussein, Zainab, Ali(Common Name), AbdulHadi etc. are mostly used by Shia Muslims living in M.E. . Meanwhile, In South Asia, countries like India ,Pakistan these names are common between both sects.