girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Hannah

Meaning grace, gracious, graced with child Gender Girl Rank 2025 #56 Trend ↓ Falling 23%

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”).

Rank 2025
#56
among girls · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,973
named Hannah · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 405
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
23,112 babies
All-time total
466,406
#72 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Hannah popularity over time

466,406 babies have been named Hannah 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
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 2,480 – 2,480 248 – #97
1890s 3,021 – 3,021 302 +22% #128
1900s 2,605 – 2,605 261 -14% #169
1910s 4,465 5 4,470 447 +72% #213
1920s 3,811 – 3,811 381 -15% #296
1930s 2,126 – 2,126 213 -44% #415
1940s 1,777 – 1,777 178 -16% #505
1950s 1,447 – 1,447 145 -19% #666
1960s 1,369 – 1,369 137 -5% #859
1970s 4,544 6 4,550 455 +232% #253
1980s 32,702 154 32,856 3,286 +622% #42
1990s 158,818 209 159,027 15,903 +384% #2
2000s 155,784 268 156,052 15,605 -2% #2
2010s 64,506 61 64,567 6,457 -59% #20
2020s (to 2025) 26,230 18 26,248 4,375 -32% #39

Where Hannah 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 3,811 2.37 #60
2027 3,679 2.29 #63
2028 3,570 2.22 #64
2029 3,480 2.16 #69
2030 3,405 2.12 #70

Where Hannah is most popular

Girls named Hannah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.62 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Wyoming, and New Hampshire.

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 Hannah 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
Alaska 67 7.78 +197%
Wyoming 28 6.57 +151%
New Hampshire 119 6.44 +146%
Rhode Island 77 6.15 +135%
District of Columbia 69 5.82 +122%
Delaware 60 5.29 +102%
Massachusetts 598 4.95 +89%
New Jersey 874 4.84 +85%
Montana 65 4.80 +83%
Connecticut 274 4.71 +80%
Vermont 22 4.54 +73%
Idaho 150 4.48 +71%
Maryland 434 4.10 +56%
Virginia 698 4.10 +56%
South Dakota 57 3.99 +52%
Minnesota 427 3.96 +51%
Pennsylvania 934 3.95 +51%
Utah 324 3.89 +49%
New York 1,513 3.82 +46%
North Dakota 50 3.80 +45%
Kansas 216 3.74 +43%
Maine 56 3.62 +38%
Wisconsin 368 3.57 +36%
Oregon 227 3.49 +33%
Colorado 381 3.41 +30%
Nebraska 121 3.37 +28%
Washington 476 3.30 +26%
Indiana 449 3.20 +22%
Florida 1,329 3.11 +19%
Iowa 181 3.10 +18%
Kentucky 263 3.08 +17%
Michigan 559 3.07 +17%
Tennessee 486 3.07 +17%
Nevada 141 3.04 +16%
Illinois 674 2.94 +12%
Ohio 695 2.93 +12%
Oklahoma 212 2.88 +10%
Georgia 650 2.86 +9%
South Carolina 257 2.86 +9%
Missouri 341 2.83 +8%
North Carolina 643 2.82 +8%
New Mexico 68 2.80 +7%
Texas 2,243 2.79 +6%
Alabama 260 2.77 +6%
West Virginia 72 2.75 +5%
California 2,217 2.64 ≈ national
Arizona 355 2.53 ≈ national
Arkansas 126 2.38 -9%
Hawaii 26 2.27 -13%
Mississippi 106 2.27 -14%
Louisiana 189 2.16 -18%

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 Hannah

Hannah is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #56 in 2025 with 3,973 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 466,406 American babies have been named Hannah. Its peak came in 2000, when 23,112 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 Hannah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hannah?

The median living Hannah is about 24 years old; half are between 18 and 30. An estimated 442 thousand people named Hannah 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.

Hannah 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 3,973 #56 – –
2024 4,078 #52 – –
2023 4,127 #48 – –
2022 4,490 #47 7 #10,172
2021 4,590 #44 5 #12,801
2020 4,972 #39 6 #11,091
2019 5,644 #32 6 #11,260
2018 5,680 #33 5 #12,850
2017 5,934 #32 6 #11,252
2016 6,038 #33 – –
2015 6,434 #28 9 #8,276
2014 6,593 #28 5 #12,740
2013 7,307 #23 9 #8,350
2012 7,293 #22 7 #10,087
2011 6,584 #25 6 #11,337
2010 6,999 #20 8 #9,096
2009 7,584 #23 13 #6,562
2008 9,577 #17 12 #6,900
2007 13,323 #9 17 #5,282
2006 14,556 #8 13 #6,225
2005 14,854 #7 13 #5,991
2004 15,614 #5 103 #1,387
2003 17,638 #4 24 #3,662
2002 18,828 #3 26 #3,388
2001 20,723 #3 22 #3,763
2000 23,087 #2 25 #3,353
1995 17,018 #7 22 #3,136
1990 10,283 #30 29 #2,396
1985 2,449 #117 8 #4,859
1980 1,221 #213 7 #5,149
1975 444 #444 – –
1970 172 #806 – –
1965 123 #911 – –
1960 133 #920 – –
1955 135 #835 – –
1950 165 #666 – –
1945 153 #590 – –
1940 188 #505 – –
1935 208 #448 – –
1930 251 #415 – –
1925 381 #345 – –
1920 471 #300 – –
1915 546 #253 – –
1910 305 #213 – –
1905 219 #205 – –
1900 325 #169 – –
1895 301 #148 – –
1890 267 #136 – –
1885 236 #113 – –
1880 221 #97 – –

Famous people named Hannah

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

  1. 1 Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt German, Jewish, and American historian and philosopher (1906–1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Hannah John-Kamen Hannah John-Kamen British actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Hannah Murray Hannah Murray English actress b. 1989 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Hannah Simone Hannah Simone British actress (born 1980) Contemporary
  5. 5 Hannah Spearritt Hannah Spearritt English singer and actress (born 1981) Contemporary
  6. 6 Hannah Marks Hannah Marks American actress, writer, and director b. 1993 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Hannah Chaplin Hannah Chaplin English stage and musical actress 1865–1928 · 19th century
  8. 8 Hannah Ware Hannah Ware English actress b. 1982 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Hannah Hannah Biblical prophetess, traditional author of the Song of Hannah, mother of Samuel
  10. 10 Hannah Szenes Hannah Szenes Jewish poet and anti-Nazi fighter in World War II 1921–1944 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Hannah Höch Hannah Höch German artist (1889–1978) 19th century
  12. 12 Hannah Teter Hannah Teter American snowboarder (born 1987) Contemporary
  13. 13 Hannah Taylor-Gordon British actress b. 1987 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Hannah Van Buren Hannah Van Buren Wife of Martin Van Buren 1783–1819 · 18th century
  15. 15 Hannah Herzsprung Hannah Herzsprung German actress b. 1981 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney American freestyle skier b. 1986 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Hannah Mancini Hannah Mancini American singer b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hannah?

The median living Hannah is about 24 years old. Half of all living Hannahs are between 18 and 30 years old.

How many people named Hannah are alive today?

An estimated 442 thousand people named Hannah are alive in the United States, based on 466,406 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hannah mean?

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”).

How popular is the name Hannah in 2025?

Hannah ranked #56 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,973 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hannah?

466,406 babies have been named Hannah in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hannah most popular?

Hannah peaked in 2000, when 23,112 newborns received the name.

Is Hannah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Hannah rising or falling?

Hannah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hannah become more popular?

Hannah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,405 girls named Hannah in 2030, which would rank around #70. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hannah?

Well-known people named Hannah include Hannah Arendt (philosopher), Hannah John-Kamen (actor), Hannah Murray (actor).

Names like Hannah

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