Hanna
Hanna was the 512th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 580 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 165th; the most babies were born in 2000 (1,912). Over the last ten years it has moved up 15 places. More babies were named Hanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hannah) grace, favor · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #512 girls, up 16 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 580girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20001,912 babies
- Total since 1880
- 42,137babies recorded
What does the name Hanna mean?
Hanna is a spelling of Hannah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hannah's meaning and origin.
Hannah comes from the Hebrew Channah, from a root meaning 'grace' or 'favor'. In the Bible she is the mother of the prophet Samuel, whose prayer for a child opens the books of Samuel. Through Greek and Latin the same name became Anna, and then Anne and Ann, so Hannah and Anne are one name in two forms. DMNES lists her under Anne and notes that the Geneva Bible of 1560 used the spelling Hanna for the biblical name.
חַנָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “Channah, grace, favor”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Anna, Anne, Ann, Hanna, Chana.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Hebrew Bible, I Samuel 1:2, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hannah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Hanna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 132 since 1981.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #512 | 580 |
| 2020 | #528 | 571 |
| 2010 | #517 | 579 |
| 2000 | #171 | 1,912 |
| 1990 | #344 | 778 |
| 1980 | #1,190 | 112 |
| 1970 | #2,971 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,676 | 21 |
| 1950 | #2,077 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,923 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,973 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,291 | 36 |
| 1910 | #786 | 30 |
| 1900 | #787 | 22 |
| 1890 | #451 | 33 |
| 1880 | #321 | 25 |
How popular is Hanna, counting every spelling?
Hanna is a spelling of Hannah, a name family that ranked #46 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #512 for Hanna on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,016 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah | 3,973 | #56 | 21,258 |
| Hanna | 580 | #512 | 2,887 |
| Hana | 436 | #658 | 1,969 |
| Hanah | 11 | #9,078 | 57 |
| Hanaa | 16 | #6,941 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hanna?
580 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hanna (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hanna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hanna?
About 39,800 people born in the US named Hanna are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 17 and 30. That makes Hanna mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hanna by state
How common Hanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.0×), New Jersey (1.7×), New York (1.7×), Illinois (1.5×), Washington (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hanna, they share its era and feel.
Hanna is also a nickname for Johanna.
Questions about the name Hanna
What does Hanna mean?
Hanna is a spelling of Hannah, which means “grace, favor” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hanna?
Hanna was the 512th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 580 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 165th; the most babies were born in 2000 (1,912). Over the last ten years it has moved up 15 places. More babies were named Hanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Hanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hanna in the US.
Where is Hanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hanna was most common in Nevada (0.71 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.