Hannah
Hannah was the 56th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,973 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (23,087). Over the last ten years it has moved down 28 places. More babies were named Hannah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning grace, favor · Hebrew
Say it HAN-uh /ˈhænə/
- Rank in 2025
- #56 girls, down 17 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,973girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200023,087 babies
- Total since 1880
- 466,406babies recorded
What does the name Hannah mean?
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
Hannah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 721 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #56 | 3,973 |
| 2020 | #39 | 4,972 |
| 2010 | #20 | 6,999 |
| 2000 | #2 | 23,087 |
| 1990 | #30 | 10,283 |
| 1980 | #213 | 1,221 |
| 1970 | #806 | 172 |
| 1960 | #920 | 133 |
| 1950 | #666 | 165 |
| 1940 | #505 | 188 |
| 1930 | #415 | 251 |
| 1920 | #300 | 471 |
| 1910 | #213 | 305 |
| 1900 | #169 | 325 |
| 1890 | #136 | 267 |
| 1880 | #97 | 221 |
How popular is Hannah, counting every spelling?
Hannah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #46 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #56 for Hannah 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 Hannah?
3,973 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hannah (1.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hannah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 48. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hannah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hannah?
About 440,000 people born in the US named Hannah are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 31. That makes Hannah 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.
Hannah by state
How common Hannah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alaska (3.0×), Wyoming (2.5×), New Hampshire (2.5×), Rhode Island (2.4×), District of Columbia (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Mississippi, Hawaii.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hannah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hannah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Hannah · Sibling names for Hannah
Questions about the name Hannah
What does Hannah mean?
Hannah means “grace, favor” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hannah?
Hannah was the 56th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,973 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (23,087). Over the last ten years it has moved down 28 places. More babies were named Hannah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Hannah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hannah in the US.
Where is Hannah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hannah was most common in Alaska (7.78 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wyoming and New Hampshire.