Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Hanan

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #2,911 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

Ḥanan (חנן) is a name of Biblical Hebrew origin which is also found in Qur'anic Arabic.

Rank 2025
#2,911
among girls · ↑513 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
67
named Hanan · +46% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,712
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
72 babies
All-time total
2,229
#4,590 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Hanan popularity over time

2,229 babies have been named Hanan since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 6 – 6 1 – #6,061
1970s 108 – 108 11 +1700% #3,856
1980s 207 5 212 21 +96% #3,202
1990s 398 12 410 41 +93% #2,698
2000s 469 61 530 53 +29% #2,921
2010s 587 31 618 62 +17% #2,595
2020s (to 2025) 306 39 345 58 -7% #2,911

Where Hanan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 57 0.04 outside top 500
2027 56 0.03 outside top 500
2028 55 0.03 outside top 500
2029 54 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Hanan

Hanan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,911 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 2,229 American babies have been named Hanan, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 72 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hanan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hanan?

The median living Hanan is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 29. An estimated 2,200 people named Hanan are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hanan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 58 #2,911 9 #8,487
2024 46 #3,424 – –
2023 47 #3,397 12 #7,054
2022 51 #3,186 10 #7,966
2021 49 #3,267 8 #9,133
2020 55 #2,940 – –
2019 61 #2,763 – –
2018 67 #2,595 – –
2017 53 #3,067 7 #10,079
2016 67 #2,626 5 #12,898
2015 60 #2,900 – –
2014 58 #2,943 8 #9,070
2013 56 #2,987 – –
2012 56 #3,027 6 #11,290
2011 53 #3,151 – –
2010 56 #3,019 5 #12,936
2009 50 #3,318 9 #8,540
2008 52 #3,236 5 #13,237
2007 56 #3,105 5 #13,032
2006 59 #2,921 8 #9,009
2005 43 #3,473 7 #9,473
2004 41 #3,585 6 #10,434
2003 45 #3,254 9 #7,468
2002 37 #3,618 6 #9,817
2001 48 #2,975 – –
2000 38 #3,474 6 #9,524
1995 45 #2,699 – –
1990 34 #3,244 – –
1985 15 #4,929 – –
1980 14 #5,065 – –
1975 7 #7,427 – –
1970 9 #5,545 – –
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Famous people named Hanan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hanan al-Shaykh Hanan al-Shaykh Lebanese writer (born 1945) Contemporary
  2. 2 Hanan Ashrawi Hanan Ashrawi Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar (born 1946) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hanan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hanan?

The median living Hanan is about 18 years old. Half of all living Hanans are between 9 and 29 years old.

How many people named Hanan are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Hanan are alive in the United States, based on 2,229 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hanan mean?

Ḥanan (חנן) is a name of Biblical Hebrew origin which is also found in Qur'anic Arabic.

How popular is the name Hanan in 2025?

Hanan ranked #2,911 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hanan?

2,229 babies have been named Hanan in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hanan most popular?

Hanan peaked in 2016, when 72 newborns received the name.

Is Hanan a boy or girl name?

Hanan is used for both: about 93% of babies named Hanan have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Hanan rising or falling?

Hanan has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Hanan become more popular?

Hanan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Hanan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hanan?

Well-known people named Hanan include Hanan al-Shaykh (writer), Hanan Ashrawi (social activist).

Names like Hanan

Names that sound and feel close to Hanan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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