girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Hanna

Meaning grace, gracious, graced with child Gender Girl Rank 2025 #512 Trend → Stable

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”).

Rank 2025
#512
among girls · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
580
named Hanna · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,771
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
1,912 babies
All-time total
42,137
#671 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Hanna popularity over time

42,137 babies have been named Hanna since 1880, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 240 – 240 24 – #321
1890s 292 – 292 29 +22% #451
1900s 217 – 217 22 -26% #659
1910s 335 – 335 34 +54% #786
1920s 259 – 259 26 -23% #1,291
1930s 166 – 166 17 -36% #1,649
1940s 163 – 163 16 -2% #1,911
1950s 175 – 175 18 +7% #2,077
1960s 211 – 211 21 +21% #2,383
1970s 517 – 517 52 +145% #1,264
1980s 2,873 39 2,912 291 +463% #381
1990s 13,078 40 13,118 1,312 +350% #165
2000s 13,512 29 13,541 1,354 +3% #171
2010s 6,509 24 6,533 653 -52% #347
2020s (to 2025) 3,458 – 3,458 576 -12% #504

Where Hanna 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 588 0.37 outside top 500
2027 595 0.37 #499
2028 600 0.37 #494
2029 605 0.38 #490
2030 610 0.38 #488

Where Hanna is most popular

Girls named Hanna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.356 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, New Jersey, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hanna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 33 0.710 +100%
New Jersey 111 0.615 +73%
New York 238 0.601 +69%
Illinois 125 0.546 +53%
Washington 77 0.533 +50%
Florida 214 0.500 +41%
Virginia 84 0.493 +38%
Texas 386 0.480 +35%
Colorado 53 0.475 +33%
Tennessee 75 0.473 +33%
California 395 0.470 +32%
Massachusetts 56 0.463 +30%
Maryland 49 0.462 +30%
Utah 37 0.445 +25%
Minnesota 46 0.426 +20%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +19%
Georgia 95 0.418 +18%
North Carolina 92 0.404 +14%
Oregon 26 0.399 +12%
Connecticut 23 0.395 +11%
Arizona 55 0.392 +10%
Louisiana 33 0.377 +6%
Indiana 42 0.299 -16%
Michigan 54 0.296 -17%
Pennsylvania 69 0.292 -18%
Iowa 17 0.291 -18%
South Carolina 25 0.278 -22%
Ohio 60 0.253 -29%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 -35%
Missouri 26 0.216 -39%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -42%
Alabama 18 0.192 -46%
Kentucky 15 0.175 -51%
Kansas 10 0.173 -51%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -53%
Mississippi 7 0.150 -58%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hanna

Hanna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #512 in 2025 with 580 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 42,137 American babies have been named Hanna. Its peak came in 2000, when 1,912 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Hanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hanna?

The median living Hanna is about 24 years old; half are between 16 and 29. An estimated 40 thousand people named Hanna are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Hanna 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 580 #512 – –
2024 608 #504 – –
2023 579 #525 – –
2022 569 #543 – –
2021 551 #556 – –
2020 571 #528 – –
2019 569 #540 – –
2018 554 #561 – –
2017 577 #537 5 #12,959
2016 585 #533 5 #12,900
2015 597 #527 7 #9,923
2014 648 #486 – –
2013 818 #378 7 #10,037
2012 916 #347 – –
2011 666 #455 – –
2010 579 #517 – –
2009 717 #440 – –
2008 892 #366 – –
2007 1,036 #322 – –
2006 1,226 #268 – –
2005 1,343 #244 – –
2004 1,426 #230 15 #5,344
2003 1,549 #212 – –
2002 1,653 #194 7 #8,786
2001 1,758 #186 7 #8,625
2000 1,912 #171 – –
1995 1,377 #210 11 #5,276
1990 778 #344 5 #8,606
1985 241 #716 9 #4,461
1980 112 #1,190 – –
1975 47 #1,920 – –
1970 23 #2,971 – –
1965 24 #2,491 – –
1960 21 #2,676 – –
1955 18 #2,662 – –
1950 22 #2,077 – –
1945 12 #2,651 – –
1940 18 #1,923 – –
1935 17 #1,956 – –
1930 18 #1,973 – –
1925 26 #1,663 – –
1920 36 #1,291 – –
1915 42 #1,030 – –
1910 30 #786 – –
1905 13 #1,073 – –
1900 22 #787 – –
1895 37 #483 – –
1890 33 #451 – –
1885 14 #588 – –
1880 25 #321 – –

Famous people named Hanna

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

  1. 1 Hanna Reitsch Hanna Reitsch German aviator and test pilot 1912–1979 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Hanna R. Hall American actress b. 1984 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla German actress and chanson singer (born 1943) Contemporary
  4. 4 Hanna Öberg Hanna Öberg Swedish biathlete (born 1995) Contemporary
  5. 5 Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka Prime Minister of Poland from 1992 to 1993 b. 1946 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Hanna Jaff Hanna Jaff Mexican-American television and media personality b. 1986 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Hanna Huskova Hanna Huskova Belarusian freestyle skier (born 1992) Contemporary
  8. 8 Hanna Krall Hanna Krall Polish writer b. 1935 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Polish politician and lawyer b. 1952 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Hanna Ljungberg Hanna Ljungberg Swedish footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  11. 11 Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Finnish singer (born 1981) Contemporary
  12. 12 Hanna Neumann Hanna Neumann German-born mathematician (1914–1971) Contemporary
  13. 13 Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko Israeli-Ukrainian triple and long jumper b. 1989 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën Belgian sprinter b. 1982 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Hanna Melnychenko Hanna Melnychenko Ukrainian heptathlete b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hanna?

The median living Hanna is about 24 years old. Half of all living Hannas are between 16 and 29 years old.

How many people named Hanna are alive today?

An estimated 40 thousand people named Hanna are alive in the United States, based on 42,137 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hanna mean?

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”).

How popular is the name Hanna in 2025?

Hanna ranked #512 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 580 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hanna?

42,137 babies have been named Hanna in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hanna most popular?

Hanna peaked in 2000, when 1,912 newborns received the name.

Is Hanna a boy or girl name?

Hanna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hanna rising or falling?

Hanna has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Hanna become more popular?

Hanna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 610 girls named Hanna in 2030, ranking around #488. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hanna?

Well-known people named Hanna include Hanna Reitsch (pilot), Hanna R. Hall (actor), Hanna Schygulla (actor).

Names like Hanna

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

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